Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1915-11-18
We hear that E. U. Brown has
sold his team of big mules for
$500.

! For Sale, three hogs, wi
J weigh from 200 to 300 pound
each-not fat. j. M. M.Caddy,
Big Court Dance Saturda
night at Goodin Hall. Admissio
$1.OO per couple. Fine dane
, floor. Excellent music. A goo
time assured.
John Block is in the bean ship
ping game, too. He has shippe'
three cars from Mountainair
three cars from Estancia, and ha
three cars more to go as soon a
he can get them ready. Thes,
last will be shipped from Estan
cia.
Another case Of scarlet fevel
developed in town .s.st Saturday
"a child of George Brown. The
two lower grades of school were
dismissed on Monday and the
rooms thoroughly fumigated
The Brown family have beer
quarantined.
T. F. Mullen started Wednes
day to drive through to Fredonia,
Kansas. He has a farm adjoin.
ing town there, and he plans tc
use but small part of it himself,
keep a few cows and pigs and
chickens, and take life easy. His
farm here has been rented to
Ray Brown, son of E. U. Brown.
Strayed, 8 cows. l whiteface
dehorned COW branded v on left
hip. l red COW with one horn
broken and l small dark COW with
horns, white in face and on with
ers, last time seen had rope on
horns, both branded N on neck,
bar on ribs, A on left hip. Will
pay SIS reward to anyone holding
same and notifying me as to
where l can get them. Joe Ed
monds, Lucy, N. M.
T. F. Mullen's sale Tuesday
seems to prove two things-that
Estancia valley people want live
stock, implements and household
goods, and that they have the
cash to pay for them, for this
was a cash sale. The cows
brought just a fraction under $40,
a long yearling heifer, classed as
as "a two-year-o old, $58, calves
about seven months old $40, 2
year-old fillies $120 each. Every
thing else went at about the
same scale of prices. Mr.. Mul.
len thought the corn did not
bring enough, but it was in the
shock and opinions might differ
as to the amount of corn in the
field. The sale amounted to
$1,555. P. A. Speckmann sold
his team of mares with the har-
ness, at the sale, for 1925.
Certain parties in New Mexico
are urging the use of short legal
papers and E. W. Alberty of this
city, has mailed over one hun
dred of his short form deed and
mortgage blanks to that state to
be used in introducing the re-
form. The legislature will be
asked to adopt the law of Kan
sas in the matter of conveying
real estate. .-Pittsburg, Kan,
Sun.
N. A. Wells is the one in New
Mexico referred to. He says he
is in favor of shortening every
thing except life and bank ac-
counts.
County Agent Harwell has
some of the preliminary work
done toward organizing farmers
clubs all over the county, the
different clubs to be welded to-
gether by federation or repre-
sentative central organizati On.
The object of this organization
will be to promote the interests
of the farmers in every way pos
sible, and to deal collectively
with problems that cannot be
successfully handled individual
ly. There is no manner of doubt
that such an organization is need
ed. 1t can help in many ways.
This is an age of organization.
Every interest but that of agri-
culture is organized. and benefits