Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1916-06-22

- Acasio Gallegos was dow
| from Torreon Monday.
] Virgil Campbell of Mountain
air was an Estancia visitor Wed
!, nesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w. Ford o
;. Torreon were in Estancia yester
day on business.
Mrs. Clay Keen and children
left yesterday for a visit will
relatives in Texas.
Children's Day exercises will
, be held in the Methodist church
, at ten O'Clock next Sunday fore
noon.
George Alter of Willard has
gone on a trip to Wichita and
Kansas City. Later Mrs. Alter
; will 60 to Ohio on a visit.
Mr.. Sutherland, a real estate
man from Clovis, with Mr.. Rut-
ter and his sister Miss Rutter of
the same place, was here yester.
day looking over the country.
E. A. VondeVeld of Willard
was here Tuesday. He says the
demand for his tank filling de-
vice is outrunning his ability to
supply with his present facilities,
By reference to call published
elsewhere in this issue it will be
learned that we are to vote on
the location of the new school
house. Doubtless every voter
in the district has very decided
views on the subject, and this
will give opportunity for a full
expression. Let's all agree to
accept the result and say no more
about it.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Roley were on
the train this morning bound for
Stanley. They will come here for
visit soon.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. S. w. Hodg.
son, June 11th, son. This makes
eight sons for Mr.. and Mrs. Hodgson.
They have one daughter.
Deputy Sheriff Dee Robinson is
back from Palomas Springs. He is
looking little thin, but that was a |
joke about him being sick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Pace and
family with Mrs. Clark of Estancia
and Miss Mamie Marsh left by auto
mobile last Sunday for trip to Ok
lahoma, where they will visit a short
time.
r. N. Maxwell was in yesterday
from the east foothills to get his drill
mended at the railroad shops. He is
on unsurveyed land, and reports a
heavy. sprinkling of new settlers in
that vicinity.
E. Pace says he has good stand
of both corn and beans, and is we'll
satisfied with the prospect to date.
he lists his ground, and thinks that a
better way than top planting. In
he turns up moist soil, and
says there is plenty of moisture in
.he ground.
Mr.. and Mrs. Crawford have gone
% Brownwood, Texas, for visit with
heir daughter, Mrs. j. A. Millican.
Mrs. Millican has been suffering with !.
1eart trouble for some time and it was |
IN this account that Crawfords have
gone to see her at this time. :
Mrs. Arthur Parrett, in honor of |
Mrs. Frank Hall of Ell Paso, Texas, {
few of Mrs. Halls Z
riends Thursday afternoon. The /;
tfternoon was very pleasantly spent
md at its close the hostess, assisted Z
~ Mrs. L. Bachman, served a dainty r
luncheon. @
The New Mexico Tax Review for Y
une, just issued is quite as inter- t
sting to the student of New Mexico N
public finance and official administra- A
ion. as was the May number in which +
he Taxpayers Association reviewed L
inancial transactions of the depart
nent of public lands.
E. L. Smith came up from Cedar
ale last Saturday. He reports farm S
ng operations in that locality pro-
'ressing satisfactorily, the worms h
laving done no very serious damage. II
}rops are looking very we'll and there Ii
S fair stand. ri
w. H. Chandler reports his crops
loing satisfactorily SO far, and he "
onsiders the prospect very good. He q
S grumbling about living without a n
Toman, however, and says if Mrs. "
handler doesn't return soon he is b
-oing to advertise for one. Mrs. h
handler went to Texas some time h
go, called by sickness. t.
Miss Ritchie and County Agent il
Iarwell had big meetings at Cedar u
ale last week. There were ~ women G
It the afternoon meeting and 1852 at "
he night meeting Miss Richie D
poke at the night meeting also. By "
he way, the Cedarvale country con- I
aims lot more people than formerly. e
Since last November Commissioner e
)eWolf has executed ninety eight fl Ii
ngs, and most of these are on their d
laims. The meeting at Mountainair a
las attended by l6 women in the after
oon, and the attendance at the night "
naeting was y. q
The contractors who are drilling the :.
tate wells on the state land in the II II
Iortheast corner of the county were Il II
ere Tuesday to get drill stem weld g g
d at the railroad shops. They have v
lad pretty bad luck in their drilling. > >
he first hole, 600 feet in depth, was y
Try. A small flow of water-two or IL
hree gallons per minute-was en- =,
ountered in the second one below 100 v,
eet, and then string of tools was
ost in the hole. The expense and the L