Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-01-05
Estancia

The Estancia valley has been snow
ed under for the last two weeks and
old timers say they have not known
such conditions here for over forty
| years. There has been at least a foot
of snow in all parts of the valley and
more next to the foothills. The Their
| mometer dropped to twenty eight de-
grees below zero on the night of De-
cember 26th. The trains on the New
Mexico Central road have not been
running regularly for more than two
weeks and there was no train from
Torrance for seven days. Stock have
suffered and a number of stockmen
are preparing TO ship
Mr. and Mrs. John Robe of Wins
low, Ariz., Mrs. !. NJ Duensing and
Mrs. Frank Hall of FL paso, spent
Christmas with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. p. Roberts, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robe arrived on Monday and Mrs.
Duensing and Mrs. Hall arrived in
Willard Christmas morning, but were
compelled to stay there all day on ac-
count Of the snow.
Deputy Sheriff Alexandra Baca ar
rived home this week from California,
where he has been attending to Off
cial matters.
parties had to be postponed on ac-
count of the snow storm as roads were
almost impossible, The Sherwood,
Kelly and Nash families started to
the Oscar Bay ranch on Christmas
morning but were compelled to return
home after going about two miles.
Ralph Robertson is suffering with
an attack of the Influenza
Deputy Commissioners Walter
Martin and his wife, who live south
west from Estancia. are both sick with
influenza. A trained nurse was sent
from Albuquerque, and they are both
getting along nicely.
DR.. Jameson has received his dis
charge. from the army and is expected
home soon.
Anna Mae berkshire and Aileen
Robertson, who are attending Loretta
academy at Santa Fe, are spending
the holidays at home.
Among the boys who have returned
home from the army camps are:
Homer Berkshire, Pickard Walker,
Orville Kooken and son of Mr.. Gar
land
A. j. Green returned last week from
business trip to california.
Country Club Leader c. II. Bennett
Is quite sick with Influenza
DR.. G. J. Amble of Montainair is
in Estancia this week attending the
meeting of the board of county COM
missioners, and the meetings of the di-
rectors of the Estancia Savings bank.
County Treasurer-elect Juan Cruz
Sanches of Manzano, has moved to Es-
tancia and is occupying the Pope cot
tage.
The county commissioners met on
Monday of this week to finish up the
years business, and some of the new
" elected officials qualified for office.
The others were unable to do so as
the mails have been delayed and their
bonds have not arrived. The new Of
ficials and deputies will be as follows:
Sheriff Alexandra Raca; deputy, L. A.
Rousseau; county clerk, Julian Salas;
deputy, Louis Salas; assessor, Dixie
Howell; deputy, II. V. Lipe; treasurer,
Juan Cruz Sanchez; deputy, Ralph
Robertson: surveyor, II. r. Rogers;
superintendent of schools, T. B. Rap
koch;' assistant Princess Sharpless;
county commissioners, Walter Martin,
c. NJ. Milbourn and Castillo MARQUEE.
County Surveyor and Highway Sup
erintendent Rogers of Montainair was
in Estancia this week on official bus
mess.
The infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ira Ludwick. has been quite sick for
some time.