The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1919-11-01


Jimmy Turner and
came down from Dawson Saturday
FOR their deer hunt and Charley Far
ley and Floyd Ivey went with them to
the Canyons. llhey broke camp in
the morning and within thirty min
utes had two fine bucks down and the
third one a little later.
This makes eight fine bucks brought
in thus far this season and no aCci-
dents to hunters of others reported.
v. v. Carus, who has been rnschanic
at the Roy Garage for long time is
thinking Of starting a repair shop and
livery in the G. Kitchell building and
going into business on his own sac-
count. We are glad be has decided
to remain in Roy
The coal famine, caused by the pro-
posed strike is causing serious diff
Guilty with the threshing where steam
ers are used as is the case with the
three largest machines. 1t may be
that they viii get kerosene burners
or burn straw for fuel. The situation
is critical at the best and win result
in the enforced nse Of other fuel If
the price of coal is advanced to meet
the increased cost Of production.
The TriniHad Creamery is advertis-
ing 68 cents for butter fat here or
II cents delivered in Trinidad. Looks
like butter would be the next laxuiy
to be discarded
R. C. Grunig, wife and little daUgh-
ter arrived home last Thursday and
are at present stopping at the G..
Kitchell home. They have seen much
sof the u s. since leaving here, and
yare glad to get back to the old home.
Wolcott Russell came down from
Springer Monday on business with
this branch Of the stubblefeld Co.
Garages.
Col F. O. White has accepted a Job
at the c. B. Stubblefeld Garage as
mechanic HBd trouble man where he
can spend his time usefully in his pro-
atably when not engaged in his pro-
fessional work as Auctioneer. You
will find him there or learn where he
is by calling at ;the Garage.
Hauling wheat ito market is getting
to be a business instead Of a JOB.
Farmers are paying as high as a-cent-
a-busbel-asmile, for delivering wheat
from thesmachine to the elevator and
teams enough cannot be had to make
deliveries at that.
Friday, October oath was Raymond
Pendleton's 21st birthday, and ;
celebrated the event with z party On
evening Of his natal day and made
merry at the parental Pendleton hoEe.
His mother and sisters were in on
the affair and refreshments Of a kind
requiring much interest and care were
served as well as much merrimeut
iindulged isa
With the dignity of a voter added
to his skill as mechanic Raymond
is putting just little more care than
ever into his work and the motors
that leave his shop purr contentedly
as they drive their ears fast and far
adeld.
The new succeed walls Of the Roy
Trading Co have hidden the ugly
faces Of the old dobies that have long
disfgured that side the street and
transforms the building into a nather
attractive one altho not what we had
hoped for that corner. 1t will be USE
full and more comfortable than in the
past if not really ornamental, and we
shagletill hope the 1lfeld Co. win find
it to their interest to help build up
agreater Roy.
E. f.. Henry and wife are planning
to spend three months in California
this winter after it gets too cold to
work at cement work here. He has
turned down a lot Of work offered
him because it is impossible to handle
it all.
In view Of the present shortage Of
labor and the impossibiIity to get 50
many desirable things done because
you can't get help-Isn't it 5nst a
little amusing to recall the meetings,
speeches, sermons, and efforts we had
last spring about Getting jobs for
returned Soldiers"
No soldier nor anyone else has a
legitimate excuse for being idle this
summer if he wanted work and at
wages in advance Of any ever before
offered, In fact many small enter
prises have been stopped because the
owner could do better by joining the
ranks Of the laborers than by being
an employer.
Mr.. and Mrs, Ben Grunig added a
fine girl baby to their little flock Mon
day morning. She is a charming
young lady, like all the feminine por
ton of her mothers family and Ben
is pleased that she doesn't look in the
least like him.
A. /. BurIeson, the pig merchant, has
sold out about all Of his carload Of
pigs shipped in from Oklahoma City
last week. They will turn a lot Of
spoiled wheat into pork.