Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1916-05-18
Mrs. DeHart and her daughter
returned Tuesday from Texas.

retuTHeu lueSudy lrOIu 1exdS.
Mrs. w. H. Chandler departed
Thursday of last week for a visi
in Texas.
j. H. Crawford, who lives
north of Estancia, is moving
nearer Mcintosh.
The Socialists are to hold
convention in Estancia June 8, tt
nominate a county ticket.
Joe Mckinley left Tuesday fol-
South Fork, Colorado, to work ir
the timber for several months.
Mrs. Columbus Means dparteC
last Friday to join her husband
in Arizona. Her brother, Dean
Maxwell, is there also.
Prof, Russell went north to his
ranch this morning, where he
says he will put in a crop. He
has been teaching in Oklahoma.
A. Abbott reports that he had
a plum tree loaded with bloom,
and the freeze Monday night
killed every blossom on the tree.
Barnet Freilinger will move
his saloon into his new building
on the corner, formerly the How.
ell store, and the room he va
Gates will be occupied by Charley
Burruss' feed store.
The Silverton Ladies' Aid will
meet Thursday, May 25th, with
Mrs. J. R. Marsh. The work of
the day will be quilting, and
every member is desired to be
present
L. M. Harrison, an agent OF
the Department of Agriculture
with headquarters at Albuquer-
que, was in the county several
days last week getting line on
crops in the county.
The school bond election last
Saturday was verv quiet, and as
it was practically all one way
many people did not take the
trouble to vote. Eighty-three
votes were cast, all but two in
favor of the bonds.
The stage lover at the play last
Friday night was doing his part
very we'll indeed, but it was re-
marked that he was being out
shone by a young man in the
audience who was doing the
thing in more realistic style.
Mr.. McClintock, who lives on
the Brown place just west of
town, was pretty severely bruised
and shaken up Saturday in an
automobile accident. He was
riding with some of the garage
men from town, when a tire
bursted. Mr.. McClintock was
shot out of the vehicle.
1t is current talk that w. D,
Wasson is going to resign as
postmaster shortly. Mrs. Virgie
Block is a candidate for the posi-.
ton, and petitions in her favor
have been circulated and numer.
ously signed. We understand
that J. R. Wash probably will be
a candidate, and that one Oh
more others will come forward
N. A. Wells is experiencing
some of the difficulties of tht
ladies' who go in for society, to
wit. Certain persons being in
vited and certain others not in
vited, the certain others wal
wroth. Mr.. Wells invited Mr.
and Mrs. George Fenley to hi
birthday dinner, and didn't in
vite George Jr., aged about four
whereat George Jr. swelled VI
with indignation and said
When | get to be eighty year
old I'm going to have a birthda,
dinner, and | won't invite OIL
Man Wells, either!'
L. P. Walter, the merchan
of Negra, and j. c. Shelton o
Pedernal were in Estancia o
business last Friday. Mr., She
ton is operator at Pedernal an
has a homestead near there.
Mrs. Frank Laws got left 6
Torrance Thursday of last wee
on her return from Illinois, tn
trains having failed to connec
Mr.. Laws went down an
brought her home in the autt
mobile.
Mrs. Branen is having add
tional improvements made Q