The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-05-30


ton went out on a strike.
The alfalfa crop around Pennington
is the most promising in years.
Quay county has an area of 2,SO6
square miles and population of about
$4,000.
The Free Methodist camp meeting
will be held at Flora Vista June 2G
to July 6.
Mr.. and Mrs. 2. w. Montague of Las
Vegas celebrated their fiftieth wed
ding anniversary.
Mrs. Walter Seedlings Of Moriarity
was thrown out of a wagon in a run
away and painfully injured.
There will be an average fruit crop
around Pennington if the present ia
vorable conditions continue.
Commencement exercises at the
College of Agriculture and Mechanical
Arts were held from May "a to 30
The district convention of the San
Juan Odd Fellows proved to be a
most successful affair in every way.
The Normal school faculty has re-
ceiVed up to date 1876 applications for
quarters during the session of the
summer school at Silver City.
The proposed cheese factory for
Pennington is assuming practical
proportions and bids fair to become
reality within the coming month.
Peace day, May IS, was observed in
number of places throughout the
state on recommendation of the state
superintendent of public instruction.
James D. Harris and Charles White
were convicted On the charge of hold
ing up the stage that carried the mail
between Silver City and Mogollon last
fall. -
According to the new state direc.
tory, there are about 2,4OO people and
companies engaged in the cattle bust.
ness in New Mexico. and a fraction
over 1900 handle sheep.
Boaz w. Long, son of Judge e. U.
Long of Las Vegas, has been appoint
ed chief of the division of Latin
American affairs of the State Depart.
ment, succeeding w. T. S. Doyle.
While oil did not develop in the
Seven Lakes section of the state.
three artesian wells have resulted
from the boring for the greasy stuff.
1t required 1,GOO feet in depth to tap
the water supply.
Sam Hidalgo, who is employed at
the Silver Monument mine at Chlor-
ide, says fourteen men are employed
by the company. The old mill has
been put in running condition and is
steadily turning out high grade con-
centrates.
Leonardo Zorillo, found guilty of
smuggling Chinese into the country.
was sentenced at Santa Fe to three
months In Jail and to pay costs and a
fine of $500, the commitment with
held on the fine. This means that he
will be allowed his liberty on good be-
havior with the fine imposed if he
b.! eaks his trust.
Conception Tobar, who was found
guilty few days ago of violation of |
the neutrality laws, has been SEN
fenced by1Judge Pope of Santa F6 to
serve ten months in the United States
jail, the state penitentiary, ihis SEN
tcnce to begin with the date of his |
first incarceration, which was last |
August 18th.
Silver City will celebrate the 4th of
July.
Sheriff Hixenbaugh Of Ration went |
to Dawson in response to a telephone |
call stating that one of the Greek
miners at the camp had murdered a |
fellow workman and was in hiding in
the hills somewhere between Dawson
and Van Houten.
The water users of the Bloomfield
district irrigation canal have perfect
ed an organization, the object of
which is to boost for Bloomfield
mesa in general and the ditch in par
ticular; and to bring the people into
more friendly and social relations to
each other
The following persons have been
by the governor as no
Laries: William M. Oliver, Ration;
Antonio Av. Rivera, Taos; Jas. e. Col
um Mogollon; Lydna Sneden, Tu-
-umeari; Alfonso Clothier, Taos; R.
e, Hamilton, Deming; David A. Cal.
'eron, Roswell; Henry 7. Wisehart.
Questa; FREDERICK Giron, Puertecito;