Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1916-05-04
Mrs. Elgin is reported on the

Mrs. Elgln lS reported on tne
sick list.
Persons wishing to buy good
dairy COWS, call on Mrs. Olive.
Mrs. Nancy King went tc
Ancho, yesterday, to visit her
daughter.
The Baptist Ladies' Aid will
meet May 9th at the church at
2:30 p. m.
Mrs. j. j. Smith. who has
been quite sick with grip and
after effects for some time, is
now much better.
The Woman's Club will meet
at the Club room tomorrow In
stead of with Mrs. Elgin, as
heretofore announced.
County Agent Harwell held a
meeting at Fairview schoolhouse
last night, and talked about silos
and crops and boys and girls
club work. The attendance was
60.
O. W. Kemp departed Wednes-
day for Lexington, Oklahoma, to
visit his parents. His friends
aver that he will not come back
alone, and he admitted that he
expected to be met at the depot.
J. B. Woods of Socorro, who
had been here doing assessment
work on his mining claims in the
Pedernals, returned this morn
ing with DR.. Sanford of the
same place, who came up Tues
day.
]. J. Smith reports the strange
disappearance of a three days
old mule colt between Sunday
and Tuesday morning. He has
searched every foot of his pas
ture and the country immediate
ly adjacent, and has failed to
find a trace of it. He thinks if
it had been killed by wolves
there would be some trace.
Charley Burruss is going to
put in a -four and feed store, but
has not yet closed deal for a
building. He has a car of flour
now on the way. He will handle
flour and meal and all kinds of
feed, including hay, and will try
to keep a full stock on hand all
the time. He will also handle
grain and hides. He has been
negotiating with Barney Freilin-
ger for the building he now oc-
cupies, Barney to move his sa-
loon into the new building across
the street, but this deal so far
has not been closed.
Here is another Ford story:
Last Friday Roland Harwell
drove his Ford into the lumber
yard and left it standing with
the motor running while he
stepped to the pump a few rods
distant to get some water. The
Ford misunderstood orders in
in some way, or else it was so
anxious TO go that it Just couldn't
endure to stand still. Anyway,
it started, and went for the lum-
ber yard team of mules standing
near, giving Maud bump in the
stomach which she didn't ap-
prove of, and she and her mate
performed some capers not down
in the rules of behavior for we'll
conducted mules. Meanwhile
Mr.. Harwell had recovered from
his astonishment and with a few
prodigious strides grabbed a
Ford hind wheel and hung on for
dear life. Help arrived prompt
| ly and both the Ford and the
mules were subdued before seri-
GUS damage resulted.
Really, this is carrying the
Joke little too far. May Day
was signalized by a heavy fall of
snow, which was followed by a
slight freeze. Vegetation does
not appear to have been dam
aged, even the tender leaf buds
Just opening showing no dam
age. There was a little rain on
Sunday evening, and during the
latter part of the night it began
showing, continuing the greater
part of the day. Much of the
snow melted as it came in con-
tact with the earth, but il
reached a considerable depth on
the ground nevertheless. Al