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New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-26
HIGHWAY PROJECTS IN
SEVERAL COUNTIES

The construction OF Federal ard
project No. Is, the concrete road from
Las Cruces to Mesquite, is progress
ing nicely, according to Leslie A.
Gillett, state highway engineer. lie
is home from an inspection trip
through Dona Ana, Sierra, and Colfax
counties.
The contractor OF the Las Cruces
project has very complete outfit for
this kind OF work, states Mr.. Gillett.
The grading is well along and the
drainage structures are about hall
completed. Culverts, big and little
are being installed A number of ir-
rigation laterals cross this highway
Concrete IS being laid. One concrete
mixer is at work and a second will
be in operation in a few days. The
outlook at present is that this con-
tract will be completed within con.
tract time and possibly earlier. When
completed this will be an excellent
highway.
Mr.. GIllett also spent some time in
Sierra county where surveys are now
being made to determine the loca-
tion and possible mileage of Fed
eral aid project No. 81 Only
certain amount of money is available
for this project and figures on cost
must be assembled before the exact
location can be made.
The construction of Federal aid
project No | A at Ration IS also pre-.
crossing, states Mr.. Gillett 1t is ex-
pected that the grade will be com.
pleted within forty-five days. Sur
facing here is just starting The
plant is getting under way
and it is expected that surfacing will
be well under way in a few DAYS
When completed this will be fine
road.
The piling for the bridge across
The Santa Cruz near Espanola is ali
IN, reports Mr.. Gilletr The placing
IF the supers,ructure will begin with
n ten days or as soon as the mater
al arrives.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-26
CHAvES COUNTY ROAD
BOND ISSUE CARRIES

The S200OOO0 bond issue for D.rn-
ty roads in Chaycs county carried
with a handsome majority ar the
special election held Tuesday sep
tembcr 23rd. the stat, highway COM
mission was advised this morning
The money will be spent on various
important highways in the county
that are not included in the state
and Federal highway system The
north and south road through the
valley will be put into good couii.
ton This is a project that has been
much desired for years The plan
has been to build a good road
through Chaves and Eddy counties
10 connect at the state line with
road 20 Pecos and down along the
valley TO Fl stockton. al which
po,nt u would connect with the high
way o San Antonio and the Gulf
coast This would provide a direct
route out Of southwest Texas into
New Mexico
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-26
NEW COMPANIES HAVE
BEEN INCORPORATED

The following companies have filed
articles OF incorporation with the
state corporation commission;
Portales Abstract Company OF Por-
tales will do a general abstract bu,i-
ness in Roosevelt County and other
counties and also a general real
estate business. Capital stock S.
OOO0, the par value OF shares $1,000
Incorporators are Maude Smith. Ben
Smith, and Irene Smith OF Porta-
les.
The Stewart Land Company. ain
Arizona corporation. files notice that
the principal New Mexico office is
at Alamogordo with A. +. Menger as
resident agent. The capital stock Is
Sld0O00 OF which SO 363W Is paid
in. The company Will lease. buy.
and sell oil lands and drill for oil
and do other business Herewith con-
nected w. W Stewart is pre- ,ident
and r. X. Mckay secretary.
The Harwood Methodist Hospital
Of the Womans Home Missionary
Society of the New Mexico Confer
ence has filed an amendment 20 IT'S
articles OF incorporation. changing
the name 70 The Methodist Deacon +
ess Sanatorium of the Woman. Home
Society of New Nerico
Conference Addie Z Portcr'ieid q,
the president and statutory agent
and Mary y >fewarf sccrcfarv.
The DE Baca County Cattle COM
panv of Fi Summer ha. filed arm. 'r,
NJ fncorporaff0u with the corpora ll11
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-26
RAILROAD WRECK
WEST OF LAMY

Santa Fe train No. west bound
ran into light engine between Lamy
and Kennedy Tuesday night
With the exception of Engineer A
M. Sulier OF Las Vegas and Fireman
A, w. Cook of Santa Fe of the light
engine. who jumped to save their
lives and sustained injuries in so
doing. no one received serious IN
juries. Engineer Sulier is said to
have sustained a severe nervous
shock but the fireman's injuries were
not serious.
The cause OF the wreck is under
stood to have been due to a misun-
derstanding of orders and No ran
head on into the light engine com
ing from the west at point four
miles below Lamy. The light en-.
gine was completely demolished by
the impact of the heavy passenger
train. About $50 yards of the track
was torn up, and traffic was COM
pletely blocked by the wreckage, two
baggage cars and a smoker on No.
| turning over.
AS the wreck occurred in a cut il
was impossible to build "shoo-fly"
track around the wreck. but the rear
cars of No. |, which remained on
the rails, were pulled back to Lamy,
and wrecking crew was Immediate
ly put to work clearing up the wreck
age so the entire main line will be in
regular condition by this afternoon.
Trainmen and railway employees ad-
init it was miraculous that passen-
gers and crews escaped in the good
condition they did. Although the
trainmen of the light engine jumped
and in all probability saved their
lives in doing so. the fact that the
crew of No. escaped death, al
though their engine did not turn
over, is considered an extraordinary
piece of good luck. The engine on
No. /, however, was of the heavy
passenger type and will stand up
under any ordinary circumstances.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-26
depasturlng of his land is compet-
ent"
The opinion is by Justice Roberts,
Chief Justice Parker and Justice
Reynolds concurring.

The supreme court has affirmed
the judgment of the lower court in
the case of Vim. r. Harris, plaintiff
in error. versus Thomas Keehn. ct
al, defendants in error, from Lin
coin county This was suit to
recover possession of a certain tract
of land. and for damages in the sum
of S2S000. In the trial of the cause.
before the district judge, a judgment
was rendered in favor of the plain
tiff and against the defendants, Mary
s. Harper and William S. Harper, in
the sum of 5000 1t was from this
judgment that the appeal was pro-
secuted. In affirming the judgment
of the trial court, the supreme court
holds
"A tenant in possession under an
unexpired lease who has not aband-
oned the premises, although not up
on them when entry is made, has
right to the possession of said pre-
misses against tn eworld and may re-
cover damages from one who dis
turbs or deprives him of such pos
session"
The opinion is by Justice Reynolds,
Chief Justice Parker and Justice
Roberts concurring.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-26
STATE LAND SALE
IN LUNA COUNTY

The one time famous Spalding tract
of state land in Luna county was
sold at public sale at Deming, on
Wednes sday Capt. Fred Muller, as
sistant state land commits sioner con-
Quoted the sale. The land lies in
township 22 south and range II west.
the Santa Fe branch to Silver City
in what is termed the Mimbres val
ley The land is classed as grazing
land. The block contains 10000 acres.
1t is appraised at $500 an acre and
the improvements at $25,O0O0.
This land was selected by the state
about 1905. At that time it was
supposed to be irrigable. The MIN
bres Valley Irrigation company was
planning to build a dam on the
Mimbres to irrigate something like
25,OO0 acres of land. This company
entered into a contract with the ter
ritory to purchase this land at pri-
yate sale as rapidly as il could be re-
claimed. But the irrigation plans
went by the board as on investiga-
tion the Mimbres did not carry
enough water TO Justify building ir-
rigation works.
The promoters were game and
proceeded to develop the UNDER
ground waters by pumping. Much
money was spent in drilling wells
and equippine pumping plants. 1t
was found that pumping was too
expensive, the lift being more than
fifty feet in most cases. Seven wells
were sunk on this tract of state
land, one being fully equipped with
an up-to-date pumping plant Bui
the project had to be abandoned. The
land with improvements reverted
back to the territory by voluntary
on the part of the
irrigation company The improve
ments were worth at least S2S.OO0O0
including the wells, buildings, and
fencing
II is very fine body of land that
some day may become agricultural
but at present it has grazing value
only.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-26
STATE HIGHWAY DE-
PARTMENT ACTIVITIES

Rio Arriba county has remitted to
the state highway department. S7S0OJ
to meet a like amount supplied by
the state to repair the bridge at Es-
pamela. This county also sends in
$4,000 to meet state aid in repair OF
the Brazos bridge and other repairs
on the TERRA Amarilla-Santa Fe road.
The contractor has begun laying
concrete surfacing on Federal aid pro-
ject No. IS, the eleven mile section
of the Las Cruces-El Paso road from
Las Cruces to Mesquite.
Lincoln county has remitted 500
to meet state aid on state road No
IS.
Surveying parties OF the state high
way department are now at work on
project No. 50 in Mora county, pro-
ject No. Is in Curry county, pro-
ject No. % from Artesia to Hope in
Eddy county, and project No. 81 in
Sierra county.
The state highway department has
completed project statement for Fed
eral aid project No. 80 in Sandoval
county. This goes TO the Secretary
of Agriculture for approval The
project begins at the Bernalillo-San
doval line and extends north six
miles nearly to BernaliIlo. 1t l. sec
tions 4 and of state highway No
|. the Canine Real II is also a con-
tinuation of project No. 20, the pro-
posed concrete road north from Al
This project is across a
sandy country with poor drainage and
is therefore costly The estimated
cost is SiS.37SOO
B. c. Austin has arrived from
Chicago and will have charge of all
motor equipment of the state high
way department Mr.. Austin has
been with the government for some
time as motor truck expert. He had
the supervision of fitting out GO
Nash quad" trucks with dump bodies
before coming to Santa Fe.
Bernalillo county has renitted
3.4I-50 to apply on forest aid road
project known as the Tijeras Canyon
project.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-26
SOLDIER SETTLEMENT
COMMISSIONER TO FIGHT

Edward Everett Young, president
of the soldiers settlement board.
will ask for his day in the federal
court, as he was out OF town when
Federal Judge Colin Neblett, on pc
.ition OF United States Attorney
Summers Burkhart, granted an N
junction againsl the board, the stgte
treasurer and other officials, r.
training them from paying out MONEY
derived from federal grant iaads for
tn expenses Of the ooarl M
Young was in Taos county at the
time and no service was had upon
him, and he therefore maintains that
he still has hearing coming.
Together with Attorney General
ASkren he has formulated a new re-
ply to the contentious OF the United
States, pointing out that the expense
bills incurred in trips to Salt Lake
City and St Louis were definitely
and specifically for the reclamation
of the lands granted the state by
congress and therefore d legitimate
expense to be charged against the
income of such lands, and that even
f the court should not consider it
such legitimate expense il would
not initiate against the expenditure
of the $4,000 appropriated by the
state from land funds for the sol
diers' settlement board whose main
function is to seek means to improve
irrigate and increase materially thu
value of the lands granted the state
by the federal government.
Should the decision be still ad-
verse and the injunction be made
permanent by Judge Neblett. then an
appeal will be taken by the state
to the circuit court of appeals and if
necessary the case will be taken to
the United States supreme court for
a final decision on the clear-cut is
sues presented.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-26
SALE OF STATE LAND
IN GALLUP TOWNSHIP

The state commissioner of public
lands will offer eighty acres OF school
land for sale on December 10, 1919
in Mckinley County. Part of this
tract lies within the corporate limits
OF Gallup. The appraised value is
$4,000 an acre and no bid will be
considered below this figure.
This land was granted on June H.,
1893 and at that time was not look
ed upon as particularly valuable.
There was delay in issuing the pat
ent, as this section proved to be un-
derlaid with coal. In 1911 George A..
Keepers attempted to purchase the
tract under coal lands laws. This
resulted in much litigation before the
general land office, the secretary of
the Interior, and finally in the Supr-
eme Court. The state lost out be-
fore the local land office but the Sec
retary of the interior gave the state
eighty acres out OF the section. In
the Supreme Court the issue proper
was not passed on. the court hold
ing it had no jurisdiction. Mr.. Keep
ers finally obtained forty acres
The townSite of Gallup occupies
part of the section and title to this
had passed before the grant to the
state June II. 1893.
This sale is of particular interest
because of the value of the land as
townsite property. II is offered for
sale at this time as the land is need
ed to take care of the growth of
Gallup. Another interesting feature
is the fact that squatters have erect
ed many buildings on the land since
the state acquired it. The state will
sell the land without any claim to
those improvements that have been
placed on the land by squatters
II is expected that the land will
bring more than the appraised value
OF $4,000 an acre at the sale. The
terms of the sale are cash at that.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-26
GOVERNOR SETS
DAY TO HONOR
ROOSEVELT
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES
WILL BENDER PATRIOTIC
PROGRAMS ON OCTOBER
"a IN MEMORY OF GREAT
AMERICAN

Americanization day will be OBJ
served in the public schools and the
higher institutions OF learning, on
Friday, Octobeh "a, under an Off
cial proclamation that has been IS
sued by Governor Larrazolo. The
state department. OF education will
furnish to the public schools tor use
on that day programs based upon
the work OF the late Theodore
Roosevelt for greater America. The
text of the governors proclamation
follows
Whereas: In these days OF re-
construction and resdjustment OF the
internal affairs OF State and Nation,
a constant reminder of the necessity
OF adherence to the principles OF
true Americanism is an essential
factor in the education OF the youth
OF our land; and
Whereas: The purposes and OBJ
jects of the Roosevelt Memorial as
Sociation are the preservation for
all the people OF our country OF that
inspiration OF true Americanish
which burned = the heart of Theo-
dore Roosevelt. whereby was kind
led in the souls OF all true Ameri-
cans greater t,ivotIon, more loyal
ty, and a deeper tath;
Now Therefore, IN commemora-
tion of the ideals OF duty, loyalty
and devotion to our country which
were voiced by this great American,
Friday, October 24th, 1919. is here
by proclaimed 70 be Americaniza-
tion Day in the Public Schools OF
the State of New Mexico. on the
afternoon or evening OF which day
patriotic programs and exercises
should be rendered and held by the
student body, and under the super
vision of the teachers in the Public
Schools and governing bodie, OF all
State Institutions OF HIGHER learning
in New Mexico"
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-26
REDUCED FREIGHT RATES
ON BAKERY GOODS

The matter Of reducing the freight
rate on bakery goods from Los An
-clcs 90 Gallup will be considered
by the San Francisco District Freight
Traffic Committee az a hearing DC
tober 18th. the state corporation has
been advised The present rate Is
sit7i. hundred rounfr and the
proposed rate sl27r cents The
purpose of the change Is TO give
Los Anpeles manufacturer the op-
porfunIty 10 compete with Den er
manufactures who have rate of
q ~ into Gallup The distance
from los Angeles 10 Gallup j. go
mile. and from Denver 80 miles.
The A--ociated Iobbers ~ Los An
Cclcs are the petitioners
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-26
COlFAx

Alarge number of Rotarians re-
presenting many clubs throughout
the Rocky Mountain region met al
Ration last Thursday and were en-
tertained by the Rotarians of that
prosperous little city. Ration Ro-
tarians were presented with their
charter from the international Ro-
tary. Luncheons and CAB tests oi
goodfellowship seem to have been
the principal events.
Ration has organized what seems
to be a real live Chamber of Com
merce-something that city has not
had for many long day. The re-
portsindicate that it is a real get
together organization.
The J. NJ. Higgins 20 acre improv-
ed farm near Springer was sold dur
ing the week to Ernest Hunter. who
has lived in the town of Springer
for some months since his arrival
from Texas. until satisfied that he
desired to make New HexIco MS
home
August Drier. a recent arrival from
Texas has purchased the Joseph
Knapp 80 acre farm near Syringe.
The Synod of New Mexico Is hold
ing its annual meeting IN the Presby-
terian church of Ration for three davs
beginning September .. This Is =
representing all Of the
Presbyterian churches OF the State.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-26

Only one bidder confronted the
Clovis city council last Thursday
night when the paving proposition
was opened by the city fathers, and
this bid, according to the latter was
so unsatisfactory that the council
refused to let the contract The rea
son for turning the bid down was
given out by the council in its opinion
that the bid was entirely too high.
The bidder asked Tor nine months
time in which to complete the work,
which the council held did not war
rant the letting of a contract until
IN the spring
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-26

Substantiated as a fact by the fil-
ing OF an affidavit there reached
The Journal this week a report which
breaks all wheat records for Curry
county.
On the {. w, King place near Bell.
view, was planted ten acres in wheat
which was threshed several DAYS ago
When this small field was completed
by the X. M. Witherspoon outfit.
Mr. King announced that it had made
so bushels to the acre, which state.
ment was verified by the threshers
who measured the ground, and the
yield
This was known to be an excellent
piece OF wheat acreage, and it, yield
was watched closely and the figures
verified by both the owner and the
threshers.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-26
DONA ANA
Mesilla Valley Honey

One OF the big industries of the
Mesilla Valley. and one not widely
advertised is the honey industry.
There are several big apiaries in the
valley that make regular shipments
OF their product all over the country
Thursday evening there left Las
Cruces for the east a 5000 pound
car OF Mesilla Valley honey raised
and marketed by the Mesilla Valley
Honey Co. The company has another
car OF honey of the same size about
ready for shipment.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-26
LINCOLN COUNTY
RENTS ROAD FUNDS

Lincoln county has -c-niftca - .ts
state highway department S6.Z50O0
10 meet state and Federal aid OF
project No n between Captain and
Lincoln. SlOnDG0 > also reu1it-ed
TO amply on Federal aid project No
% the seven mile Border and p
cscho hills section A third rer-sf-
tsnee IS sent II for the ccu-ty's share
= the Hondo-Mesczlero Forest Ser
vice sid project
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-26
Farmers Keep Dredses Going

In order to meet the emergency
caused by congress in not providing
money 10 finance the dredges. the
directors of the Irrigation District
have personally taken steps to fin
ance the temporary operation OF the
dredges and prevent their being
moved from Dona Ana county to
Arizona as ordered by the depart
ment Of the interior Thirty thou
sand dollars was advanced BY the
local farmers under the project
Las Cruces Citizen.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-26
HoNDALE WILL
GET A DEPOT

A. E. Sweet, Federal manager. Of
the f. P. s. W.. advises the state
corporation commission that he has
obtained authority to erect a station
building at Hondale in Luna county
south of Deming. He states that the
construction will be rushed and
hopes to have the building oonl-
pleted within three weeks. The peo-
pie at Hondale have been greatly
inconvenienced for lack of station
facilities and appealed TO the com
mission in the matter. Mr. Williams.
the chairman. made a personal in
vestigation before presenting a re-
quest for station building to Mr.
Sweet
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-26
WINTER SCHEDULE
ON CLOUDCRCFT BRANCH

The F. p & : w fas obtained
authority IRON regiOnai director Hale
Holden TO establish the winter scie-
dule OF tri-ve eckly service on the
Cioudcrof; branch October lst
Eugene For. traffic manager. advises
the state Corporation commission
During the summer daily servi-.
Is IN elect on this branch.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-26
De BACA

The cattle dipping wa, finished
here Saturday. There were 5000 or
600 dipped here and 5000 or 400 at
the Andes vat near Dereno-Taiban
News
" I klutts, who lives three miles
south OF Taiban has made a signal
success Of raising peaches without
any irrigation whatever.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-26

Thirty enquiries have been received
from bond buyers for the Fort SUM
ner Irrigation District bonds which
are TO be sold On the 18th OF October.
A term of court will be held by
Judge Bratton beginning September
10Th. No Juries viii be called as the
number of eases does not Justify II
since John Barleycorn went ont OF
business
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-26
CURRY

At a meeting at the Elks' Home
last Friday night was planned the
initial steps for the reorganization
of the Chamber of Commerce.
The sense Of the meeting brought
out plainly the fact that now is the
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-26

time" for Clovis to get into harness
and once more join the town build
ers of the southwest This sentl-
ment was voiced by every speaker
at the meeting.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-26

Never put much confidence in such
as put no confidence in others. A
man prone to suspect evil is mostly
looking in his neighbor for what
he sees in himself.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-26

The building OF rural telephone
to the north part of the county is
absolutely the most important pro-
position before the people Of Clovis
the coming year. 1t is not going to
be a small job to get this undcrtak.
ing through but it is going to be one
that will be worth while. A good
rural phone system will link the town
and country much closer together
Clovi, News
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-26
Las Crvce, School Crowded

Vt Is not an agreeable subject TO-
the taxpayer to have TO consider fh-
-aising Of more funds. hut that II
iust what this s-hool district Is IN
against at this time. or will be very
soon-
The schools of the city are crowded
Continued o. page four)
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-26

Elaborate preparations are being
made for the Good Roads conven-
ton which is to be held in Roswell
the FIRST three days Of October.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-26

The Pecos river was higher all
through south eastern New Mexico
the latter part OF last week than 1t
has been before for several years
The heaviest rains of the year having
fallen during the week.