Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1916-05-04
Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Meyer, Jr. i,
are moving to the Meyer ranch
near Lucy.

Mr.. ana Mrs. julius Meyer, Jr.
are moving to the Meyer ranch
near Lucy,
Mrs. H. G. Williams was an
Albuquerque visitor the latter
part of last week.
The trees are being set out to-
day on the street running north
to Jesse McGhee's place,
Mrs. j. F. Lasater went to
Santa Fe this morning to have
her throat treated by specialist.
M. H. Senter got a finger so
badly chewed up in a windmill
this morning that it had to be
amputated.
Invitations are out for the mar
riage of Miss Marie Romero to
Thomas B. Rapkoch. The we'd
ding is to occur next Monday,
w. w. Wagner has ice, for de-
livery once day only, before 8
a. m. Give your orders to l. N.
Shirley, at Hughes corral, who
will deliver.
On the 9th of May Mr.. Wells
passes the four score mile
stone" The fifth is just ahead
which he expects to see if left
alone. To the friends who wish
to follow along, he urges them
with care and prudence keep
strong.
Charley Croft, a trusty at the
Jail, took French leave some time
between Tuesday evening and
Wednesday morning, and has
not been seen or heard from
since. He was found sleeping in
a deserted house near Duran,
and was bound over to the grand
jury on a charge of burglary.
This occurred some time in Feb
ruary, and probably Charley held
a trial all by himself and decided
that he had been incarcerated
long enough. His departure
was reported to the deputy sher-
if early Wednesday morning by
another trusty, Jose Perez. Jose
was sent up from the same place
and had his trial at the last term
of court. He did not deny the
act charged against him, and
was sentenced to fve-yea term
in the penitentiary, the court in
structing the clerk not to issue a
commitment until he could look
into the case further. The sher-
ifs officers think Jose is entire
ly innocent of criminal intent, as
he has proven perfectly trust
worthy in every respect since he
has been in Jail. His act was
the placing of a small rock on
the rail in front of a hand car, he
says as a practical joke on his
comrades who were pumping the
hand car. But it proved a costly
joke, throwing the hand car off
the track, breaking one mans
leg and skinning up some of the
others. Jose has learned his les
SON that all practical jokes are
exceedingly stupid attempts at
humor, and carry within them
selves the possibilities of results
far removed from jokes.
That determination and per-
severance will overcome almost
any handicap is proven by c. M
Smith, who lives in the Pine
Grove neighborhood west of
Moriarty. Last year Mr.. Smith
did not have silo, but he had a
patch of corn, a cistern, a hatch
ct, a strong arm and a stout
heart. The result was about
four and one-half tons (estimat-
ed) of good silage. Mr.. Smith
and his son put one and one
third acres of corn into the cis-
tern, cutting it into three.fourths
of an inch lengths with a hatch
ct, and treading it down we'll in
the cistern. The silage was fed
to five cows, lasting three
months. If the estimate of the
amount of silage is correct, this
would give a ration of twenty
pounds per day per animal. I'm
fortunately we do not know
what, if any, additional feed was
given. But during the time the
silage was fed Mr.. Smiths cream
check was $4.70 per week, and
when the silage gave out it i'm
mediately dropped to So 80. OF
course, without the knowledge
of what else the cows were fed
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