The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-05-02

Arbor Day was observed in the Nor
NAL and public schools.
A peach orchard, near Hudson in the
dry farming belt presents pleasing
sight
Sites and prices have been offered
Tor the new postoffice building at
Santa Fe.
Mrs. Lily Williams jackson, wife of
Rufus G. Jackson of Silver City, died
of tuberculosis.
These are busy days for the canta-
loupe growers of the Roswell section
Of the Pecos valley.
President Wilson has appointed
Francisco Delgado register of the
land office at Santa Fe.
Contractor Gill Amis was awarded
the contract for constructing new bar
racks quarters at Hagerman.
A car of broom corn was shipped to
Wichita picked up by buyer from
parties surrounding Rock Island.
A deal was closed in Pennington by
which the Southern Pacific again Sc
cures another 100 acres of coal land.
Francisco Guerra was shot and seri-
ously injured by revolver in the
hands of Alestacia Gonzales, at Carls-
bad.
Lakewood farmers will plant about
l50 acres to cantaloupes this season.
They are also going in heavy on to-
matoes.
Leandro Muniz claims some one shot
him from ambush through the arm
while he was herding sheep six miles
north of Montoya.
Cows and silos are the two upper.
most topics now in Quay county, with
a discussion of the creamery business
ranking next in interest.
Frank Pullen of Revuelto recently
purchased forty-two head of cows from
Mcfarland brothers of Logan and
hopes to establish dairy.
Governor Mcdonald has appointed
Prof. e. L. Enloe, of the State Normal
school|at Silver City as a member of
the State Board of Education.
G. e. Rice recently received a car
OF registered Red Polled cattle from
Iowa, which he has placed in charge
OF j. r. WATSON, near Hudson.
Application for a requisition has
been made and will be taken to Ne
braska to recover Ben Wyant and
bring him back to New Mexico.
Fifty sacks of mohair, considerably
over carload, were shipped from Sill
yer City to Boston, the entire lot be-
ing the spring clip from the Angora
flock of w. A. Heather.
One of Silver City's honored pioneer
citizens in the person of Miss Sarah
j. Black passed into the future life at
her home in Cambridge, Mass, at the
age of sixty-three years.
Mrs. Frank S. Evans of Alamogordo
had her right hand and arm badly
burned while filling the tank of a
gasoline stove, which she was filling
without turning out the burner.
1t is reported in Albuquerque that
former Congressman George Curry is
favorably considered by President
Wilson for appointment as the Repub-
lican member of the Philippine COM
mission.
In the District Court at Roswell the
grand jury reported three more true
bills and in each case the bond was
fixed by the court at $3.50. Among
those indicted was Howard Walker
for larceny. Walker is now in the
county jail.
A valuable addition to the state H.
brary has been made in the purchase
from j. w. Mayes of some 400 vol
umes which will complete the states
records of English common law and
chancery proceedings.
C. M. Light of Silver City was
but not confirmed by the
Legislature for a place on the state
board of education, the governor an
pointing E. L. Enloe of the same city
to fill the position.
The two walkers who are visiting
every capital in the United States ON
foot and who have tramped 5000 miles
and covered four states, left Santa
Fe to go to Denver on foot, driving
three burros before them loaded with
their effects.
George M. Slaughter of Roswell is
heavily interested financially in a big
real estate and stock deal which has
been closed. involving the transfer of