Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1916-08-31

John Berkshire returned las
Friday from a visit in Santa Fe
Joe Peterson went to Las
Vegas Tuesday to bring home {
Ford car.
Mrs. Clark returned to Estan.
cia Saturday after a lengthy visit
in Oklahoma.
Miss Hattie Palmer, who is ar
operator at the local telephone
exchange, is off duty on account
of illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Rapkoch had
as guests the first of the week
two of Mrs. Rapkoch's cousins
from Santa Fe.
The Baptist young people held
a very enjoyable and well at
tended social at their church
Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Olive entertained a few
young people Tuesday evening at
a farewell party in honor of her
niece, who left that same night
for her home after long visit
here.
j. R. Smith has moved to the
Wilmuth place northeast of town,
where he will be convenient to a
, school house. Mrs. Pearl Rich
ards will teach at the Wilmuth
school house.
Juan Cruz Sanchez, was down
from Manzano Wednesday. He
reports that the ladybug beetles
| have done considerable damage
to beans in the immediate vicin.
ity of Manzano.
w. W. Condit, who has been
away from the valley five or six
years and who has been in Albu-
querque for several years past,
has returned. We hope he will
conclude to stay.
Mrs. C. E. Ewing had a bad
fall from an automobile Saturday
and, although unconscious over
three hours, upon recovering
consciousness was as well as
ever and has shown no i'll effects
since.
The eastern edge of the valley
was subjected to a heavy down.
pour of rain Sunday evening, ac-
companied by very heavy hail.
The hail did some damage, but
as there is not great deal of
farming in that locality the dam
age was not heavy. j. d. Brit
tain's garden was pounded into
the ground and his millet badly
damaged. D. D. Smith also re-
ports some damage. Mr.. Smith
reports that there was plenty of
ice at his place the next day at
noon.
Juan Cruz Sanchez of Man.
zano. member of the board of
county commissioners, feels that
his colleagues on the board
played him a scurvy trick in
connection with the meeting of
the board this week at which
election registration boards
for the various precincts of the
county were appointed. Mr..
Sanchez is the only Democrat on
the board. Mr.. Zamora was
elected as a Progressive, but is
said to have had a change of
heart and is now acting with the
Republicans. Mr.. Valencia was
elected as a Republican. Mr..
Sanchez says he was notified
that the meeting of the board
would be held on Wednesday.
But on Tuesday about noon, after
it WAS too late for him to get
here, he was notified that Tues
day was the date of the meeting.
Messrs. Zamora and Valencia
held the meeting and appointed
the registration boards to suit
themselves.
The Republican state conven-
lion last week nominated Frank
Hubbell for senator, H. 0. Bur
sum for governor, c. J. Roberts
for supreme court justice, B. G.
Hernandez for congressman, Gil.
berto Mirabel for secretary OF
state, w. E. Lindsey for lieuten.
ant governor, W. G. Sargent fol
auditor, Gregory Page for treas
urer, ]. H. Wagner for state
superintendent, F. w. Clancy fol
attorney general, Robert ?. Er.
vien for land commissioner, Nal
aquias Martinez for corporation
commissioner, Juan Ortiz, DR.. c
L. Hill and H. j. Hammond fol
presidential electors. The dele
gates from the counties consti
tuting the districts nominated
H. B. Hamilton for district at
torney of this district, j. V
Tully of Lincoln county for stat'
senator for the 18th distric
composed of Torrance, Lincolr
Otero and Socorro counties, JUL
an Sanchez of Duran for floa
rnnrnsantative from the 2Sth dis