The Elbert County tribune., 1914-07-03

Sept s-ii.-san Juan County Fair at
Sept 1s-1s.--county Fair at Farming
Nov s3-25-Meetins state Teachers
Association at Albuquerque.
Tularosa is to have electric lights.
Estancia loaded a car OF frijoles for
shipment East
Martha ID. Bell has been appointed
postmistress at Hudson.
The State Retail Merchants Associa-
tion will meet Mt Ration July $40.
Prices averaged II cents for tho
100000 pounds OF wool stored at Ros-
we'll
The Charles Springer ranch at
Springer shipped 100 bulls to Lander.
Wyo.
Fourteen or fifteen cars of honey
will be shipped from the Pecos valley
this season
Four steers and twelve sheep have
been provided for the barbecue at
Corona on the Fourth.
Over 100000 pounds OF wool clip OF
,, sheep owners around Carlsbad will be
taken to Roswell for selling.
Work is going ahead at the San
Juan Basin OH Ccmpany's rig In the
Meadows. near Pennington
The department of public instruc-
tion has granted state aid to district
AZ. San Miguel county. for $3.50.
1t is stated at Clayton that one firm
has shipped million dollars worth OF
cattle this season from Union county.
II is estimated that In Curry county
alone from 5000 to 5000 acres OF
wheat will soon be ready for harvest
Ing.
The Socorro Mines Company. oper-
ating at Mogollon. recently paid an
other dividend the second within
three months.
The canning factory at Lakewood
has built up such an extensive bust
ness that the railroad is building a
spur to the plant.
A number OF Indians from Albuquer-
| que, Santa Fe. Taos and elsewhere In
the state will be given employment In
the beet fields of Maxwell
The postoffice site, at Arroyo Seco
has been moved $50 yards east OF It's
former site and Juanita @. Mares has
been appointed postmaster.
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| Reports which seem to be from re-
liable source state that oil in paying
| quantities has been reached at OIL
City, twelve miles west of Lakewood
Pecos valley alfalfa growers are just
about to begin the second cutting or
this great forage crop and 1t is be-
lieved the production this year will
break all records.
Bert e. Slsco. of Columbus, Luna
county, has filed petition In bank
ruptcy In the United States District
clerks office, giving his debts as ST.
ss2.52 and his assets as $1.107.2s.
Governor Mcdonald has appointed
the following Eotaries public; Eiseo
Ortega, Trampas, Taos county; john
| w. Green, Palomas Springs. Sierra
county; John Mum. Albuquerque. Ber-
naliilo county.
The 370-acre ranch OF John Belisle.
located eight miles south of Ration and
formerly known as the Mendelson
ranch. was sold to Engineer Geo b.
Bourne. who will inaugurate extensive
improvements on the place.
John C. Sandy. a stationary engineer
at Albuquerque, filed voluntary bank
ruptcy proceedings in the Federal
Court giving his liabilities at $4757O
and his assets at $102.50 the latter
consisting mostly of wages due him.
To Mrs. Charles A. Garrett of Ala
mogordo belongs the honor OF being
the first woman peace officer in New
Mexico
The Frank A. Hubbell wool clip will
amount to about 100000 pounds this
season, and his sheep produced $4,000
lambs. The Il. NJ. Otero fleece will
also reach 1.090.000 pounds. with
| prices ranging from s cents upward.
the Luna county sheepmen should turn
pretty penny from their flocks this
year
The Otis country. six miles below
Carlsbad, looks most attractive. II is
in the best shape 1t has ever been in
its history Nearly every acre of land
in the district is in cultivation. The
| alfalfa fields have been fertiIized and
are producing wonderful crops There
is the largest acreage of cotton ever
known and is most promising
Some time age wool growers OF Col
orado, Wyoming. Utah. Nebraska.
Idaho. New Mexico. and Montana filed
complaint with the Interstate Com
merce Commission that the railroad
rates were Illegal Recently an order
was issued compelling the roads to re-
fund more than 100000 with interest
to wool growers In these states
The New Mexico Asbestos Company
filed incorporation papers with the