Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1916-09-14

and cistern and 100 acres of land
) adjoining townsite. Jesse Nc
Ghee.
Mr.. Washburn, a new settler
south of Lucy, was here Monday.
We are told he is putting down a
we'll and making extensive i'm
provements in the way of build
ings.
S. w. Hodgson is busy making
a silo. He has concluded that it
is wise move for a man in the
dairy business. He is making it
ten feet in diameter and plans to
make it twenty-five feet in depth.
Mrs. Charles Kellogg says
there was very light frost at their
place in the foothills Monday
night, but not enough to affect
vegetation. Tuesday night was
the coolest night here so far-37
above zero.
The Order of the Eastern Star
entertained on Tuesday evening
Mrs. Walkers parents, MIR. and
Mrs. Caddy of Texas, were guests
of honor. A large crowd was
present. A good supper was
served.
The Rebekahs will have a
lunch and cooking sale at the
Club room Saturday, September
10Th.
The 640-acre homestead bill
has passed both houses of con-
gress and doubtless will become
a law, but whether or not il
passed as originally introduced
or was amended, we are unable
to say. AS soon as exact in
formation can be had on the SUBJ
! ject our readers shall have it.
The school board decided to
make the following charges to
pupils coming in to attend school
from outside of the district: Up
to the 5th grade $1.00, sixth and
seventh $1.50, eight $500, ninth
and tenth 81 so. Tuition pay
able in advance to the clerk,
Mrs. H. C. Williams.
Van Lane has twelve acres of
sweet clover, from which he has
just harvested the second cut.
ting, getting about thirty tons.
The first cutting made about the
same yield, but it was consider
ably damaged by rain. That
part of his native (galleta) grass
which was cut first will make
good second cutting.
Miss Annie Porter was hostess
to a party of friends Saturday
evening, September 9th, compli-
menting Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin
Wisehart of Horton, Kansas.
Conversation and Victrola music
were the evening diversions,
which were followed by dainty
refreshments. Mrs. Elgin as
sisted the hostess. Those en-
joying the evening were: Mr..
and Mrs. Wisehart, Mr.. and Mrs.
Elgin, Misses Chance Evans and
Ruth Crawford, Messrs. Jesse
McGhee and Chas. Sawey.
Inasmuch as the Estancia fair
cannot be held until after the
state fair, it is going to be an
impossibility to make a good ex-
hibit for this county at the state
fair without the active co-opera-
ton of the farmers. County
Agent Harwell will do his best to
make a creditable exhibit for the
county, but in order to aid him
and make the display as good a
one as possible, all those who
have stuff that will do to go
should bring it in not later than
the fore part of next week.
Don't neglect this.
R. A, Marble says he was Of
fered SC a pound for beans from
the machine, but did not sell
Some of the buyers of the coun-
ty say the market will not justi-
fy this price at present, and
when man pays it he is betting
on an advance. Very few beans
are being contracted. because
the farmers will not sell at prices
offered What contrast be-
tween this time and four years
ago! Then it was not a question
of whether or not the farmer
would sell, but whether or not
he could sell.
/ A moon light picnic was held
in Tajique canyon on last Thurs
day evening in honor of Mr.. and
Mrs. Marvin Wisehart of Horton,
Kansas, and Mrs. Elmer Bishop
of Austin, Texas. A huge camp
fire was built and coffee and
broiled bacon served with the
supper which consisted of all
sorts of good eats from fried
chicken to watermelon. After
supper the guests toasted marsh
mallows, played games and told
stories until late hour. On the
way home the Ford objected to
crossing creeks and the other car