The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-06-03
CAUSING
HEAVY LOSSES IN
TORRANCE CO.
Whole Fields of Growing
Crops in Some Localities
Wiped Out; Farmers Re-
planting; Torrance News
Notes.

Mountainair. n. NJ, June s.-Were
Il not for the menace Of the cut worm
the farmers In this vicinity would go
into the dry season with the best
prospects In the history of the cour-
try The cut worms are working only
H. localities but they are scattered
pretty well over the country and In
many instances have destroyed whole
fields Of growing crops. With h
moisture there II In the soil Il II yet
tiSe to replant Ia other crops and
this ~ being done. beans being
planted almost altoeether.
with the danger Of frost past n
bumper fruit crop Of all klnds now
seems assured. Every condition "
favorable and there II q full crop
stsrted. This season has lemon
strated that the fruit belt Ia between
about $500 and $500 feet altitude,
below and above this the frost having
killed almost all kinds OF fruit.
Music VIII agSin this ear be a
strong feature Of Chautauqua and
Prof. Chas. J. Andrews OF Santa Fe
will again have this department in
chSrge. He IL arranging to furnish
both instrumental and vocal music
during the entire session and will Az
40 give two concert entertainments,
probably closing the session with a
chorus concert. The meeting begins
July ~ and Torrance county day.
probably the bigges day OF the Ees-
sion, will be on "Wednesday Of the
second week.
The Torrance county normal. In
...al.. LII. nNuN.nt.s,a UuUN hn-
Gin July ~ and continue two
weeks. Prof J. n. Wagner OF Santa
Fe will be the conductor. Chautau-
qua has been designated a summer
school by the state board of educa-
ton and any teacher In the state
holding first grade certificate OF high
er may attend Chautauqua instead OF
any county Institute and receive the
same credits.
Mountainair will vote June rs on
The proposition to issue bonds In the
sum Of $4,000 for the purpose OF
erecting a new high school building
and Il Is planned TO teach all the
grades or ~ many as are demanded.
Dr. II. -. scott % Wichita. Kansas,
attracted here by the climate and
who had charge of the Miami schools
last year.. has bee employed 90 take
charge of the high school and he viii
move Is family here from Wichita as
scenr 4 ne 'caft make arrangements
Tor a house.
Punta and Pinos Wells. both set
Elements being wholly Spanish speak
ing. will vote June ! on the saloon
aud those In touch with the situation
AZ both places predict hat the vote
will be practically unanimous for the
drys. Mountainair has ALWAYS been
dry and willard and Encino have
voted dry ana " these two places go
dry there will not be many saloons
left In Torrance county.
There h. again considerable activ-
ity In the Mountainair mining dis
trict and two cars OF ore will he
shipped to ~ Paso In a short time.
Z john Leanard and associates nave
been working an winter and now
have quite a large amount of ore
READY for shipment. and Lee Longino
OF MOriarty and associates are get
ting ready To make a shipment, with
the ~inteHtion OF enlarging the output
u the first shipment is satisfactory.
W. r. Orme as trustee for "A num-
her Of local people has bought the
nfty-three shares OF Abo md COM
pany stock formerly owned by J. p.
Dunlavy. This company owns the
townsite and other real estate and