The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-07-17

Aug. 24.-Republican State Convention
August-Meeting State Press Assn at
Albuquerque.
August.-Democrat State Convention
Sept s-IisWsSn Juan County Fair at
Aztec
Sept is-Is-county Fair at Farming
oct. i-s-Dons Ana County Fair at
Nov. Ss-ss.%Meetlng State Teachers
Association at Albuquerque.
The dove season has opened and con-
tinues until Sept. 80.
San Miguel county will hold a fair
at Las Vegas this fall
Fort S:Smner will take vote on
wet or dry" on August 10th.
The Progressive state central COM
mittee will meet at Santa Fe July 90.
Esta Solt of Admission was dragged
to death by a mule which he had
roped.
The Silver City Power Company will
soon enlarge its plant and install a
$50 horse power oil engine.
Governor Mcdonald has appointed
William d. WATSON of Estancia, Tor
rance county, a notary public.
Land Commissioner R. P. Ervien
signed up land selection lists covering
about 100000 acres in various counties
Of the state.
There is growing on the Maxwell
tract 5000 acres of oats. which at this
time look the equal of any ever pro-
duced at Maxwell
The number OF autos returned for
taxation In Chavez county in 1914 was
AIS. as against 287 for 1913-an In.
crease Of 141 for the year.
d. H. Stevenson Of Maxwell, has cut
and stacked $50 tons of alfalfa this
spring from 100 acres Of land that was
planted to alfalfa only last year.
The good roads convention to be
held at Santa Fe July 20, 1t Is expect
ed. will draw a large attendance. The
Santa Fe railroad announces a one and
one-third rate.
David Stitzel, one of the original 10.
Gators Of Hillsboro, died from the Of
feet of stroke Of paralysis. He was
seventy-eight years Of age and vet
eran OF the civil war.
Governor Mcdonald has restored Jo-
seph Hechter to citizenship. Hechter
was sentenced from Grant county to
IL to IA months for forgery and has
served his time and shown good be-
havior since.
The allotment for District No. OF
the forest service. which includes the
national forests in the states of Ari-
IONA, New Mexico and Oklahoma for
the fiscal year commencing July 1,
1914, totals $542.s74.
Dona Ana county made collections
in the sum of $14,28828 of 1918 taxes
during the month of June. according to
reports just received by Travelling Au-
ditor Howell Earnest. Back taxes for
1912 collected were 1850.
Magdalena and Kelly, two towns OF
SocorrO county, voted to remain In the
wet" column. In Magdalena the vote
was 1872 against prohibition to II in
favor. while at Kelly the vote was 101
against to Sc for "dry" town.
The seventh annual meeting OF the
New Mexico State Dental Society con
vened at Tucumcari, holding a three
days session. The State Board OF
Dental Examiners passed upon appli
cants for practice in the state.
A young man, apparently about
thirty years Of age. and known In 81
Paso as Butler, was killed at the
Branch ranch, south OF Las Cruces, by
s. P. Miller. manager Of the ranch
while In the act Of carrying off tur
keys.
Mrs. M. T. Fortune. mother Of z. l.
Fortune. county clerk of Socorro
county. died at the age OF eighty-seven
The silver City Hotel Company has
filed incorporation papers with the
State Incorporation Commission a,
Santa Fe. The company is capitalized
at $4,000, divided into 10000 shares
at $40 each. and begins business with
$4,000.
Railroad companies having right OF
way across state school sections can
not acquire title to such right of way
and can be compelled to pay an an
nual rental for such land. according to
an opinion by Assistant Attorney Gen
eral H. 8. Clancy.
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