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Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-05-27

OF three Americans on board the
Dutch steamer Batayiar V, which was
sunk by an explosion In the North sea
y sdnesdsy. one was drowned,
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-05-27

Major Langhorne's cavalrymen Wed.
nesday made a dash into the town OF
Ell Pine, 125 miles south OF the border
and rescued Jesse Deemer and Mon
roe Payne, the latter a negro, who
were taken prisoners by Villista raid.
ers at Glenn Springs, Texas.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-05-27

The vast region in Central Italy ex-
tending from Aquila through the Alb
ruzzi provinces to Perugia, Pesaro,
Forli and to Ferrara on the north and
including the republic of San Marino
has been shaken by an earthquake
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-05-27

The entente airmen have been &C.
tive this week against the German po-
sitions, and there have been combats
in the air with German filters. In these
latter combats several German aircraft
were brought down by British and
French aeroplanes.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-09-22

Butte, is in town now, intending to
get at work soon on the spillways at
Mcmillan. Mr., Charles, in speaking
of the work, said:
"Thcse s~pillways are about the
only construction work Of any i'm
portance now going on in the recla-
nation service. There is a small job
being done in Oklahoma, and some
repair work in Arizona, but the Nc
MILAN spillway is the largest con
struction job in the service, We have
an intricate piece Of work there, al
though it j., not big. You have such
terrific floods in the pccos that it
require, clean work to handle them,
! am surprised to learn OF the floods
in the Pecos are Over twice as large
as the largest ones that come down
die l>io Graude, although the latter
i, much the longer strcam'-Carls-
bad treu,.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-09-22
UNION


Last Friday the transfer was com
pleted whereby the Bank of Des
Moines changed hands. The new
owners are the same men that are
behind the First National Bank OF
Clayton and are an exceptionally
strong aggregation of ~financiers.
Under the reorganization Fl. ]. Ham
mond, Sr.. becomes president. Her
bert ]. Hammond, Jr., vice-presidcnt
and L. J.. Pryor retained as cashier.
The directors are the Hammonds.
father and son, w. 7. Hughes. Mes
tor {. de Baca, and c. {. Hammond.
We are informed that the capital
stock Of the bank will be increased
at once TO $4,000 and that = loan
company will be organized in con
nection with a capital stock of $780,
600 to loan money to the farmers on
land and other good security. This
will be good news to the people of
north Union county as the Bank of
Des Moines will in the future be able
to take are of all their financial
needs and 1t wi not he necessary TO
90 elsewhere 80 oct monev-Dcs
Moines Swasi;ta.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-09-22

The Dona Ana county Fair As
ISOLATION viii be clad to arrange
for the transportation Of all fruit
and pcri,hablr products to FL Paso.
where free cold storage will be pro-
vidcd to preserve them for the local
fair and the Fl Paso Exposition as
well. The Association will enter
these products in the names of the
respective products in both thr local
and the ri Paso show, and will re-
NIT to them al prizes won or indi-
vidral czhili's and all special pre-
miumS awarded them.
More than this. if YOU live within
a reasonable distance from Las Cru
ccs. II. p. ink, the fair manager.
will arrange TO call for your pro-
ducts ii you cannot bring them in.
r you live too far from Las Cruces
to make this convenient. ship YOUR
products in by express, in as good
shape "a possible. and they will he
forwarded to cold storage prompt
". This applies to such things as
peaches, summer pears, plums, wa
termelOns. cantaloupes. summer era-
pes. and other products that will not
be in season when the local fair
opens on October 10. or which would
not keep in good condition for that
long a time.
DO YOUR PARTi
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-09-22

Paul Dean and family came in last
week from Seminole, Texas, to make
their home and have taken up resi-
dence in the Dewitt house on the
east side. MI. Dean brought an emf
grant car, while the family came
through by auto. This makes the
third Dean to locate here. and We
hope more will follow.
]. L. tanning and ]. F. Tiilery, OF
Hot Springs. Ark, came in Saturday
looking for locations. Mr.. TilleNy
will file on the Adams place in Noun
tain valley. while Mr.. tanning ex.
poets to return as soon as he car
wind MP his affairs in Arkansas
Moriarity Messenger.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-09-22
TORRANCE
Torrance County Fair

The directors of the Torrance
County Fair association are nov
busy making preparations for the
annual fair, which will be held in
Willard on the 5th day of October,
1916, and from all indications, it will
be a record-breaking incident. This
every-fall festival has come to be an
actual part OF our existence as a
town, a fact that has been recog-
nized by the business men of our
town, as is evidenced by the adding
of many new features in this years
program. This fair will be a success
because everybody understands its
purpose and intention. It will in
struct and improve; it will be a bust
ness proposition as we'll as public en-
tertainment; it will be a good adver-
tisement of the of II
county; it will bring most Of the peo-
pie of the county together. new
friends will be made, closer relations
of mutual helpfulness established.
and a general good time will be the
result. Inquiries are now being made
as to the features and the date Of
this big coming event. The people
of the county are looking to us for
a royal good time, and Willard viii
see to it that they get it.-Wilard
Record.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-09-22
SIERRA
Protect The GamA

Forest Ranger J. A Simmons was
III town a few days ago boosting for
the organization OF Il Game Prctcc-
tive Association. and we regret TO
say he did not receive encourage
ment worthy the cause. For MANY
years the Black Range was the hun
tcr's paradise; game abounded in
endless numbers. Where there were
once hundreds of deer but few are
now TO be found; the great num-
bers OF antelope that roamed the
plains are practically exterminated.
Not long ago a forest service officer
said that it is safe to saw that there
IS but n deer in the Black Range
now where there were eight or ten
a year or two ago. 1t is well known
that the Black Range is invaded
each hunting season by unscrupnI-
ors game hogs who neither snare
buck nor doe: neither do thev CON
fine themselves to the limit of one
deer to the season. Game birds arc
hunted in season and out of sea-
son. Why tlsse invasions3 Be
III other counties have game pro-
tective aeSociatia-s and the game
hogs HE thcmselvs 10 such sections
of the country that allow them to
wage the slaughter OF wild game
unmolested. In Sierra UNITY 60
ing on record as being the game
hogs paradise Hillsboro Advo-
cate.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-09-22
GRANT


Silver City, N. NJ, Sept lS,-A L
year old Grant county boy Will be
tried at the present term Of court
on a charge of shooting and killing
a eve year old boy, This is the
first juvenile murder case to be tried
in Grant county and is attracting
much attention. Emetcrio Rodriguez
is in the county pail awaiting the
calling of his case on the charge of
shooting and fatally wounding a scv-
year old boy at Santa Rita.
Another murder ease for this term
OF court is that of the state against
George Carlson, a United States sol
dicr, charged with shooting John
White, a soldier at Hachita.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-09-22

Las Cruces, n. NJ, Sept. lS--At a
meeting Of La, Cruces citizens and
farmers of the valley. held in Ro1-
ault hall, II. h. Holt presided, with
George Frengcr secretary, A com
mittcc reported that 400 acres had
already been signed for sugar beets
and that several hundred more acres
will be signed as soon as the persons
who have verbally contracted can
be signed. w. b. Vaudeville wired
the Holly Sugar company that the
acreage of $500 has been guaranteed.
A sugar beet day, with a barbecue.
will be held September 20 in Las
Cruces. The mayor Of the city Of
Las Cruces was requested to declare
a half holiday on that day and all
business houses to close.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-09-22
OTERO
IS to 7 For School Bonds

In addition to the sum OF thirty
thousand dollars in bonds voted for
school purpose by Tularosa a few
months ago, an additional issue OF
$1,000 was voted last Saturday. The
last sun will be used to finish the
building, the original issue not being
adequate for all purposes. 1t was
the original intention to use the
old location for the new building, but
new grounds were finally purchased
and the location changed from the
first intention. so that the drain on
the fund was more than at first con-
tcmplatcd.
The vote on the bond Saturday
was SO for and 7 against, which is
sufficient evidence that the people
of Tularosa are deeply interest ID in
the schools and are willing . pay
IN" money for the sake OF saving
good Schools Aldmogordo News.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-09-22
LUNA
Better Train Service

Beginning October lst the FL Paso
" southwestern r z. intends mar
gurating a regular daily passenger
service connecting with the main
line which parallels the Mexican
border. and Tyrone. where is located
the properties of the Burro Noun
tain Copper Co. 1t is all a part Of
the Phelps-Dodee syndicate and
heretofore trains have only been run
TO the mining town three times \
week The other days the trip was
made south connecting with tn main
at Hermanas. The train has been
a mixed one with a little three-com-
partment baggage and day coach at
tached as a sort Of afte-thought-
Deming Headlight.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-09-22

Tu~larosa, N. NJ. Sept. lS.-A bad
ly dccomposed body was found in
the sand dunes west OF here and an
cifor: is being made to identify the
body.
The body was discovered half bur
led in the sand by Mcssrs. Champion
and Netherlin. The clothing was
burned from the body and the front
teeth were missing. These were the
only possible clews TO the identity
Of the nan or the manner in which
he met his death.
The disappearance of F. l..
Makinson two months ago and his
continued absence caused the offic-
iale to summon the members of his
family Tor Identification or any 9TH
cr light they might be able to throw
upon the matter.
They were of the opinion that
it is not the body of Mr.. Maxim
son and as no evidence to prove
was submitted the jury made the
following report and the bones were
buried.
I'VE. the undersigned. justice of
the peace and jury. who sat upon
the inquest held this the 18th day
OF September, 1916. on the body of a
person whose maine is unknown.
found in precinct No. ;. of the coun-
ty OF Otero, state of New Mexico.
find that the deceased came to his
death by causes unknown to us"
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-09-22

for the erection of the ney $4,000
county high school building which
is expected to be ready for occupan-
cy about February |, the contract
covering a period of 100 days from
date.
The new structure, which is of a
modified mission style, is to be con
structed of red pressed brick, and
when completed will be n of the
finest buildings in Socorro county, In
every way the management and
equipment will be Of the best,
There will be three floors, includ-
ing the basement, the latter con-
tanning a large gymnasium and
stage.
The manual training and domestic
science departments will be unusual
ly we'll planned and equipped for the
teaching of these subjects as well as
the laboratories for the sciences; Ii
brary, study rooms, offices and rest
rooms are included in the plans.
The Magdalena county high school
will occupy a full block, commanding
a view of the famous Magdalena
mountain, on which nature has pic
turcd in the solid rock the great
stone face called Mary Magdalcna.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-09-22
Entertained Officers

Mayor John II. Nav delightfully."-
entertained the committee of Off
GERS who were here Thursday on a
scouting trip preparatory to the
practice march OF the three thousand
troops who will pass through Las
Cruces sometime this month. Mayor
Nav treated the officers and some
guests to Il real, old-fashioned fried
chicken dinner. at his handsome
home on Depot street. Those en-
ioyinc the mayors hospitality were:
Iohn Nurray Canta;u ord II { In
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-09-22
ROOSEVELT

The country home of Enrique San
doval, two miles east of town, was
burned down Sunday afternoon. No
one was at home at the time and the
house and all it contained was a to-
tai loss. 1t is supposed that mice or
rats ignited matches and caused ihe
fire, as a few days previous a b"H
of matches vas found to have been
scattered about the house. La Ian
de Enterprise.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-09-22
New Auditorium

Dcming now boasts Of the largest
auditorium in the state and it didn't
cost the town a red. Private indi-
viduals are to be thanked for the
whole building and equipment, Dem
ing can now entertain any kind of
a convention and can accommodate the
crowds that are now part Of our
civic lifc.-Dcming Graphic.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-09-22
M'KlNLEY


The tcs, Of city well No. 5 with
tine santa FEES air lit testing equip
uont aavc a How of between i45
aa'lars aud $50 Gallons Of water per
minrte or nearly 10000 Gallons per
dav. Equipment for drilling the
new well is arriving and the work
I, to be Stated within a few DAYS.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-09-22
Bear Are Plentiful

Bear are coming down from the
mountains 10 the lower plains and
are said to be plentiful. Hunters
are after them and are reporting
luck in bagging a bruin now and
then. J c. MoDeyitt 81 Miami met
three Of them 4 few days ago and
as he was unarmed, did not stop
to inquire of them as TO their bus
mess in the neighborhood or why
they insisted on frightening him
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-09-22
QUAY


Extensive arrangements are being
made by. Quay county citizens for a
big COWBOYS Roundup to be held in
Tucumcari. October 3. 4. 8. which
viii provide three days OF Wild
West entertainment in the shape of
bronco busting contests. steer
roping. steer bull-dogging, horse
races. wild mule races. novelty races,
etc. $500 in cash prizes is being
offered and the affair promises to
be one of the best entertainments
ever staged in Eastern New Mexico.
Logan Leader.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-09-22

White .he University OF New Mex
ico is extending the customary invi-
ration to visitors to the state fair
this year to visit the state university
the invitation now carries more OF
strength and pleasure because for
the first time during a state fair cleo
university The ride up the hill on
The trolley ears is a pleasant one and
the view of mountain and valley from
the University windows and campus,
IS magnificent. This makes the trip
worth while to every visitor to Al
brqucrQue,
An additional inducemcnt is the
new buildings going up on the uni
vcrsity campus. These are now fair
" well under way and give some in
dication Of what the big W0-acrc
campus will look like when the pres
tnt, immediate building program has
been carried ont. More Improvement
has been carried out at the univer-
,ity durine the past summer than
during any other year. The univcr-
sitv government i, a|nTiouS that the
D-op'. Of the state become %dcquaint-
cf with the growth Of the institution
both II equipment and II students
There need be NO formality what
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-09-22

County Commissioner w. r. Chan
man IS collecting samples local crops
and fruits which is to be exhibited
at the Albuquerque State Fair, Sept
cmbcr p to 30 inclusive. Mr.. b. O.
Wade. of the Valley, is assisting in
making the collection Fort Sumner
Review
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-09-22

Three thousand years ago cotton
was raised in northern New Mexico
and woven into cloth by prehistoric
Aztccs. Also they made rope and
Irvine, perhaps, even thrc1d, of cot
ton, and Of the yucca plant, known
TO an enlightened modern civilization
as soapwccd. or Spanish bayonet
and chiefly used by small boys for
the manufacture of toy dpgeers.
The cotton cloth has been discov-
cred in explorations directed by Earl
II. Morris of the University Of Colo
RADIO, acting for the American Mu-
scum of Natural History, New York
Mr.. Morris began work July 20 on
tour year excavation of the famous
Nztec ruins on the ranch of II. D
Abrams, within an hours walk OF
Aztec.
The discovery OF the cloth, which
has been found beyond doubt to be
cotton, is amazing to scientists.
The cotton closely resembles the
common upland cotton grown in
the southern states today. Already
the ranchmen in the San Juan basin
are considering the feasibility OF
putting in cotton plants there-Az.
tee Independent.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-09-22
C0LFAX

The first cattle shipments Of the
season will be loaded ont of Cimar-
ron about the first Of October If is
said by stockmcn The Urraca
ranch has engaged IL stock cars
for the first oi November when the
calf crop will be shipped-Cimarron
News Citizen.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-09-22
SAN JUAN
Fruitland Scouts Organize

Fruitland is to have a troop of Boy
Scouts. Rev. Wells of this city, the
scout master of Troop I, and several
of the local scouts left this morning
for Fruit1and, where they will or
ganize the new troop.
This is an excellent move on the
part of the boys at Fruitland, and
they will lever have cause to regret
it.-Farmington Enterprise.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-09-22
The County High School

This building is nearing completion
and will be modern in every parties
lar. The rooms are very large and
well ventilated and lighted, having
the whole building a modern steam
plant installed.-Belen News.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-09-22
New Engine En- Route

The new five hundred horse power
engine purchased by the s.
Mining Company Of the Lyons Atlas
Engine Company is expected 10 ar
here from Idaho in about 1
days. George Stephenson, Lyons At
las Engineer, accompanied bv his
wife, arrived home Saturday hayina
to the loading and shipping Of
the big engine Lordsburq Liberal.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-09-22

light in Valencia county and the
grantees at least are making the
preparations for the plant.-Belea
News.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-09-22

The Roosevelt county creamery
will ship Friday Of this week their
first shipment Of butter since the
fire that destroyed their other plant.
This shipment will consist of eight
thousand pounds Of the very best
butter that ever saw the inside of
any town. They are receiving cream
from eastern New Mexico and va
rious points in Texas. The price
paid this week was Is cents, the
same period before the creamery
was built in Portales, the price was
10 cents. TO those who have been
skcptical or only half-hcartcd in
ttloir support Of the home creamery,
the following cXtraCt from 4 letter
sent out by Mr.. /. b. putney, presi-
dent Of the Albuquerque creamery,
may prove cu1iphtcnirg He says
1--WE have made arrangements with
the Roosevelt county creamery at
P~ortalcs, New Mexico. which. while
a rev concern, we consider respon-
siblc to handle our stations and ship
mcnts Of cream. They are so To-
Gated that the majority, or full 90
per cent of the crcam which we have
been receiving heretofore. will not
be over two hours in transit. This
same cream would be from fifteen
to twenty hours in transit before
reaching Albuquerque, and you will
therefore readily see that thew vii,
be able to make a much better grade
of butter out of the same cream than
would be possible for us"-Portales
Valley News,
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-09-22
TAOS


Preparations are being made for the
largest number Of visitors aver in at
tendance at the annual celebration
of the Taos Indians. known as San
Geronimo Fay held at the pueblo Of
Taos, on September 30. The legend
Of this occasion. and description ~
the rites and ceremonies were brief
y gi' en- III or August issue. Special
reduced rates have been authorized
from denver. Colorado Springs, 1rc-
bio. and ctl CT stations on the h'ist
Division. also certain stations OF the
Third and fourth Divisio Is, ard
Clenwood. Colo, to Taos Juncti ~.
N, M, rs previously stated, Taos
car be reached quickly and romior-
tablv by 7rtomobile from Taos IunG-
tom at fare of $500 per passenger III
each rection.-Rio Grande Glz.-e.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-09-22
VALENCIA


The county commissioners have
granted for the tenn of twenty-five
years to Gustav and Otto SCHNEIDER
the franchise to establish the electric
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-09-22

committee Of the Y. M. c. A. of New
York City. will be appropriately de-
Dictated next Sunday afternoon. I'M
mediately preceding the services the
First Arkansas band gave a con-
cert.-Dcming Graphic.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-09-22

The commissioners of Roosevelt
county went TO Santa I'e Tuesday -
meet with the State Tax Board dnt
that board raised HE vaaiation N
decided lani from 500 10 $500 ncr
atrc.-La Lande Enterprise.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-09-22

The splendid building made pos
sible at Camp Deming through the
noble efforts of the international
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-09-22
NOTICE
NOTICE
OF
PROOF OF WILL OF DAVID
s. LOWITZKI, DECEASED.
State of New Mexico,

SIS:
County Of Santa Fe.
In Probate Court.
TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:
Notice is hereby given that there
has been filed in the office of the
undersigned Clerk of Santa Fe Coua-
ty, State of New Mexico, and Ex-
Officio Clerk of the Probate Court
of said County, an instrument in
writing, pArporting to be the last
will and testament Of David s. Lo-
witzki, deceased, late of the County
of Santa Fe, New Mexico; that by
order of the Judge Of said Court,
the date for proving said will has
been fixed for Monday October 9th,
1916, at ten o'clock A. M, the same
being ar adjourned day of the re-
gular September term of said pro-
bate Court.
Witness my hand and seal of said
Court.
(SEAID M. A. ORTIZ.
Clerk.
First pub. Sept. g.. 1916
Last Dub. Sent. %
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-09-22
EDDY

Spilweys for Pecos Project
L. ]. Charles. who for six years was
the man on the job at Elephant
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-09-22
S0cORRO

Magdalena High School
Ground was broken here Tuesday
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-09-22
CURRY

Wheat-Wheat-Wheat
Eastern New Mexico is rapidly
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-09-22

First pub. Sept. 8, 1916
Last pub. Sept. %