Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1916-07-06

Mrs. A. M. Parrett returned yester
day from Las Vegas.
]. F. Garner is reported quite ill
with an acute bilious attack.
W. c. I. U. will meet with Mrs.
Bush Tuesday, July Is, at 2:30 p. m.
Mrs. Booth and her daughter May
came in this morning from Albuquer
que.
Mrs Watson has moved her millinery
stock into the front room of DR.. Ew
ing's office.
| Ralph Robertson and family returned
yesterday from their fishing and
camping trip.
The corps of teachers for the Estan-
cia school has been completed by the
election of Mrs. Ferguson of Stanley.
Mr.. Crawford, who has been quite
i'll for some time, is reported without
noteworthy change during the past
week.
Mrs. Hawkins writes that she had
pleasant visit at Santa Fe, and left on
the 5th for visit in Pagosa Springs,
Colorado.
Rev. R. E. Farley of Mountainair
was here Monday. He is very enthusi-
astic over crop prospects in the vicinity
of Mountainair.
Van Lane got colt pretty badly cut
in moving machine the first of the
week. Mr.. Abbott is treating it and
hopes to save it.
Mayor Ewing has been earning his
salary recently, which is 500 90. Any
way, in few years he will have the
gratitude of the public for having kept
those trees growing.
DR.. Mason was called to the Pintada
Canyon country Tuesday to see D. j.
Bigbee, whom he found suffering with
incipient pneumonia. The disease had
not progressed far enough for definite
prognosis.
According to the Congressional Rec
ord Jas. Walker has been appointed
and confirmed as postmaster at Estan-
cia vice W. D. Wasson. Probably it
will be few weeks before Mr.. Walker
can take over the office, as the matter
of bond and some other preliminary
details will consume little time.
The Tom Thumb wedding at the
Club room M onday evening was wit
messed by the biggest crowd the Club /
room has seen for long time. 1t was
a delightful entertainment, the little |
folks acquitting themselves in man
ner calling for highest praise. A com
plete cast of characters is not avail |
able, and as some of the children were
unknown to our reporter we are un-
able to give the cast.
This summer has been bad one for |
forest fires in New Mexico and Arizo-
ma The forest service reports more |
fires than for number of years. Last |
week there was a fire a few miles west |
and about half way between Torreon |
and Manzano, which burned several
days before it was brought under coh-
troll. We are told that the area burned |
over amounted to about one and one
half square miles. The timber de-
stroyed was mostly tie timber.
County Agent Harwell is active just
now in urging the bean farmers to stay |
with the job. A half stand this year
is as good as perfect stand in former
years, ard it is important that the
rains should find the fields clear of |
weeds. Of course a majority of the
farmers need no prompting in this mat
ter, but we hear that few are getting
Just now Mr.. Harwell is
busy verifying prices being offered,
and will be ready shortly to tell you
what you may expect,
The month of June was some warm,
and there was not trace of rain at
Estancia. There were 16 days when
the mercury reached 80 or above, the
highest record being SO on the 8th.
The next highest was "a on the Both,
and SO on the 17th and 9th. The low
est night temperature was 38 on the
4th, 7th, 9Th, 2lst and 22nd. There
were 10 windy days, but most of them
were not very bad. There was pret-
ty fair shower in the Varney neighbor
hood about a week ago, and it has
been "ixing" for about ten days.
Yesterday there were light showers
over the north end of the valley, and
pretty good rain in Mountainair and
There was enough sprinkle
here to mitigate the dust nuisance
somewhat This forenoon a heavy |
rain fell over the west half of the val
ley, and stiff showers in other parts.
Estancia got enough to make the gut
ters run freely. AS we go to press
there are showers in several directions.
The rains are beginning in a normal
way, and the indications are for plenty. |