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The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1919-10-25


The Sixty-sixth congress-the Pen
rose Congress-is still plodding along,
nagging at the President, trying to
find or invent campaign issues, but do
ing nothing constructive.
The Republicans have not enacted a
single constructive law since the new
Congress met. The resolution to sub
init the woman suffrage amendment
was adopted hut it was not a partisan
question, and the President had paved
the way for its final acceptance.
Six appropriation bills all of which
were prepared by the Democrats at
the last session of the Sixty-ffth Cos
gress, and "a bridge bills, to which
there was no objection, have been pass
ed since May 19, when Congress met.
The Senate has devoted twenty
weeks to an effort to break down the
President by killing the German peace
treaty. This fight has been led by
Senators Lodge Of Massachusetts, and
Knox of Pennsylvania, Penrose of Penn
Brandegee of Connecticut, New and
Watson of Indiana, and recent addi-
tions to Old Guard Republicanism, are
Mccormick Of Illinois, Norris Of Ne
braska, Cummins of Iowa, Borah Of
Idaho, johnson Of California and Cap
per of Kansas.
For months there was no definite
policy. The plan seemed to be to de-
lay and scuttle the treaty in every way
possible All the while Senator Pen
rose, the real "boss" the clever leader
Of the Sixty-sixth Congress, conduct
ed campaigns in his home state.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1919-10-25

We call attention to the ranch
pictures in the illustrated issue
herewith. They are all from the
7. E. Mitchell rsrch at Albert
and the story that belongs with
them was lost ly the printers
who made up the picture pages.
They show one of the best
ranches and best here's of W. f.
cattle in the state.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1919-10-25
Mosquro Mill.

At the Farmers Demonstration last
Saturday at Mosqucro, along with a
splendid showing, of farm products in
which great quantities of the finest
|of corn, wheat, pumpkins, melons,
fruit and flowers and domestic art
and science products were shown they
had program of sport that was
thrilling and a social time which drew
the community closer together than
ever before.
The most lasting result of the event
was the organization of company to
finance flour mill enterprise. Mr..
G. H. Lancaster, of oklahoma City,
representing the Anglo American Mill
Co., met with them and went over the
situation with the result that a
$16,000.0O mill was ordered and backed
by about half million dollars of local
capital.
The men who invested it are:
c. c. Moore, Ralph Hazen, Kent
Aspgren, Henry Garms, Albert Dris-
kill, A. G. Hazen, G. w. Hazen, Oscar
Aspgren, w. R. Bradley, L. S. Hazen
J. G. Driskill, Jay Bradley and the
Heimann Bros.
Members Of the company were in
Roy Tuesday and will offer Roy and
Solano chance to bid for the mill
and offer bonus if they choose. The
mill will be built promptly and equip
qed for an output Of rs barrels a day
with room for doubling the output as
soon as the business warrants it.
They are an enthusiastic bunch anC
| it will be for the best interests of the
community if they make their mos
rosy dreams come true.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1919-10-25

Observation-Disclosures

A Chapter of the American Legion
has been organized in Roy with sew
enteen members on the charter list
which has been accepted and they will
shortly be organized.
1t is to be hoped the boys who saw
service in the late war have seen
enough to make them think for them
selves and refuse to fall for the polit-
ical ambitions which will, if it has not
already, try to control them.
We believe most Of the soldiers have
learned enough in camp life and in
actual warfare to understand the big
ideal for which they fought and they
will not allow it to be confused with
party Politics.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1919-10-25

Mr.. Brown wishes the parties in
terested in this land to see him at
once, bring their receipts if they have
them or if not to pay these taxes and
save their lands. The law plainly says
he shall issue deeds to the parties
who pay this tax but he will not do it
unless compelled to do so.
1t was probably necessary to pass
a drastic law to compel some people
to pay their taxes but to enforce this
law in the above cases where the per-
sons interested honestly believed the
taxes to have been paid and some
doubtless have receipts for the pay
ment and the condition has been caused
or made.worse by the burning of the
records would be nothing short of a
crime, and would not be carrying out
the spirit of the law.
1t behooves every land owner to look
up and keep his tax receipts and to be
especially careful that they are paid.
One who has dispossessed of his
farm by this law could not be blamed
if he resisted it by violence, where he
was honest in his efforts to pay his
taxes and an error or oversight was
the cause.
Mr.. Brown is to be commended in
the stand he has taken and every one,
victim or not, should stand
back of him in his decision.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1919-10-25
Boost Stuff

A few facts CLEANED here and there
about the Mesa.
1t has been our custom for a long
time to pick up interesting facts which
demonstrate the growing volume Of
business on this mesa and try to ap-
peal to people in so many ways that
all will finally feel the truth Of our
arguments to back our honest belief
that this is one of the best farming
districts in the U. S. and presents the
greatest opportunities for safe, prof
table investment in farm lands and
farming enterprises.
From our files we find that this
mesa raised 10000 bushels Of wheat
in 1914 and the average crop was
over 18 bushels per acre.
In 1915 5000 acres Of wheat was
planted and we shipped las cars to
market that year. In 1915 1900 acres
of Pinto Beans averaged 45O lbs. per
acre and sold at 315c pound.
In 1914 there were about 400 act
ual farmers on the mesa, now there are
over 1000 real farmers.
For this year there were 57,474
acres of wheat planted averaging8l
acres to the farm. This acreage will
be smaller for next year because of
lack of help, high cost Of latoi' and
delay in thershing because of exces-
sive rain.
There were 29,4s4 acres of Pinto
Beans planted and the yield is est.mat-
ed at 400 to 500 lbs. per acre. The price
is above &c for good beans but many
have been damaged and lost because
of too much wet weather.
Roy is keeping along with the ad-
lvancement of the country, as evidence
we call your attention to the adver-
tising in this issue which is not all
that we should have had could we
have handled it properly. Roy is in
corporated, has voted S45,000.O0 bonds
for developing an adequate water sup
ply and is now drilling 12-inch well
which will go down 1000 or 1900 feet
for water. Plans for street mains and
connections have been made and the
money is in the bank drawing inter
est until we are ready to finish tht
job when the well is completed.
Our schools are among the best n
the state, with a good building and Z
corps of seven teachers, teaching (
the 18th grade, and every loyal citigeT
of the town is a booster for the school
Churches, we have three-Christiaa
Baptist and Catholic-w.th buildias
and permanent organizations. Th'
Methodist5 are also c~ganizse c.;
have a large building fE.'d ready VIE.
they esteem the time ripe. Thsg w
erect f. .lodezn church building
Al -, r. dc or1inations are also act
i've The Catholic school will oDei
! next year, inability to secure propei
teachers prevented the opening of th'
, school in the new Sisters House thi'
year.
1t may interest you to learn thai
the war tax alone on Transportation
out of Roy for the past eight month!
has amounted to $1,4O7.44, not includ
ling $40 per car on the wheat and other
car lot shipments and the revenue pait
on all taxed articles and transactions
has exceeded $100,000.00
Freight on shipments amounting to
$10,O00.0O per month are not unusual
bills our merchants pay regularly and
the volume of business done in Roy
annually equals that of a dozen east
ern towns Of our size.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1919-10-25

Tom Blankenship left Saturday for
MaRgum, Okla, and other points in
Texas where he will spend the winter
His sale was surprise ~ nim as t
9etted about $4,000 " ven he expected
about S2,40O. His reas.l for giving
Inp farming is that it is too dreary a
business patching it and he refuses
ito do it any longer, We don't know
just what he means by that but sus-
pect the girls here have overlooked a
good bet and let one of the best fell
lows on the mesa get away.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1919-10-25

Mrs. e. D. Choate and Miss Inez
Cate were up from S0lsno Monday
shopping and looking up the wheat
market Miss Cate will begin thresh-
ing her one hundred acres Of wheat
this week. She has reseeded all her
wheat land and will be in on the fas-
cinating game Of wheat-growing again
next year. Her success in the past
has made her an enthusiast in the
wheat Enc.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1919-10-25
Get Three Deer

The season for hunting deer is
on since Oct. goth. Three big
bucks have been brought in to
date. The successful hunters are
Tom Strong and v. v. Carus, of
Roy and party from Dawson.
The deer all had fine big horns
which win be mounted for tro-
phies.. they weighed 200 to $50
lbs. and friends Of the hunters
are feasting on venison.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1919-10-25

n. w. Boulware and Sons have dated
and billed their sale for November
9Th. They will clese out and make
other arrangements for the future.
rs choice dairy COWS, 16 head Of good
horses and a lot Of modern farm ma
cehinery is included in the list to be
published next wosslS. They are making
very liberal tennis. See bills.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1919-10-25
CHRISTIAN .CHURCH

Those who are acquainted with
Bro, s. H. Mcclure will be
pleased to learn that he is to
begin a series of meetings in
Roy the second Sunday in Nov.
The pastor requests that there
be a good attendance at the
morning service Sunday.
0. W. Hearn will preach at
both the morning and evening
services. Everybody welcome.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1919-10-25

The state corporation commission has
granted charter to the following new
oil company:
French Petroleum Company, Of
French, Colfax county. The capital
stock is 100000 and par value Of
shares one dollar. The incorporatoFs
are s. e. Pelphrey, J. J. Keener, J. B.
Volgedene, d. f. Daughetee d. L.
Hutson, Al. G. Aiming, r. !. Hutson,
G. L. Rerfeld, W. E. Gatten and H. A.
Kiker Of French.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1919-10-25

Mrs. L. N. DeWeese, of Mos
qnero, was in town Tuesday and
Wednesday patronizing the der
tist and was the guest Of Mrs.
Irwin Ogden.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1919-10-25

Coincident with the meeting of the
industrial conference call by President
Wilson, former Senator Bourne's ERE
publican publicity bureau" begins to
attack organized labor. 1t this Repub-
lican auxiliary attempting to discredit
the conference as it has endeavored to
belittle the League of Nations.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1919-10-25

Barry Kirby returned Saturday from
PresidiO, california, where he was a
sergearS in the Army Cooking School
during The war and remained as
teacher since being discharged from
servisB. Barry is SO big and fat that
many .oflihis friends failed 10 recognize
him until they heard him speak. His
Voice is the same as ever and all are
glad ttoswelcome him holna
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1919-10-25

Masonic Lodge Saturday night
and a number Of candidates for
the degrees, the usual midnight
lunch. Come early and get
more work done.
F. S. Brown, w. M.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1919-10-25

Republican Senators who want the
amendments to the treaty, Republican
Senators who want reservations but
no amendments, Republican Senator's
who want neither amendments nor
reservations, and Republican Senator'S
who want no treaty at all, represent
several kinds of harmony to be found
in the Republican majority in the
greatest deliberative body in the
world"
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1919-10-25

Col. F. O. White was at Tucumcari
last week and visited the McGee oil
well. He cArooborates the conserva-
tive report of the Tucumcari News
that the daillings from the linRestone
formation ave very greasy and some
gas is ia evidence and is sure as any
of them that the oil viii be siHilclS in
large quantities soon.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1919-10-25

Will King, of Ration, was here sew
eral days for the week end. He leas-
ed his farm to Joe Mitchell for next
year and has turned down a good job
as Police officer at Ration and plans
to take trip with Mrs. King to the
coast this fall. He is the same ola
Bill and keeps everything interesting
around here while he stays.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1919-10-25

The John H. Moore Co. has por-
table elevator coming and viii load
cars with it next week. They are
having it shovesed in this week and
los1ing on their elevator site.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1919-10-25

Miss Tafoya, Of Santa Rosa, is the
new clerk in the Roy Trust & Savings
Bank taking the place of Chester Scott
who is absent for week. She is as
proficient at the job as she is pleasant
in manner and the patrons of the bank
are all well pleased with her.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1919-10-25

Senator Sherman learned through
gossip in the cloak rooms that the
gifts received by President Wilson in
Europe were worth "a half million of
dollars" Mr.. Sherman apparently de-
pends on the gossip of the cloak rooms
for much of the substance Of his "big"
speeches in the Senate.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1919-10-25

R. f. Alldredge and wife re-
turned Wednesday from their va
cation trip to California and are
settled down to the routine again
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1919-10-25

The Sale at Ed. Mobiles last
week realized more then they ex-
Iected altho the crowd was very
small. Col. George E. Cochrane
was the auctioneer. Mr.and Mrs.
Nible will leave this week for
Pnoenix, Arizona to spentd the
winter.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1919-10-25

Threshing is going again full blast
and wheat is coming in in wagon
trains. The tops of the stacks have
been damaged to a depth of a foot
or more and poorly stacked grain is
seriously damaged but the good wheat
is being taken and the damaged
threshed separately SO the grade Of
wheat icing marketed is not lowered.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1919-10-25

"A. 3. Halle, of SoIano, has finally
found be has to have the S-A. We
have besn wondering if we would have
to ten him so but he came across Of
his @Esh accord.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1919-10-25

We may soon see the Republican
House Of Representatives passing
few bills "The Investigating" com
mittees are preparing to pass a few
large expense bills up to the Treasury
for payment.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1919-10-25

]. c. FlOeFsAeim is in Roy this week
at the parental ]. FloerskeiFh home.
He is doing some fancy painting.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1919-10-25

Pierce Field, of David, N. M, is a
new addition to our list of regular
readers, who finds he wants the S-A
regular in fHbaTe.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1919-10-25
Tax Sales

GOunJy treasurer, rfeQ ,. p1OWH,
was called to Mora last week on i'm
portant business which required spec
ial personal attention.
The Glenn Investment Co. of Dem
yer, Colorado, had been making in
vestigations and found number Of
farms and desirable property in this
county, and some Of it here on the Roy
mesa, upon which the tax had not been
paid, or the records Of the same lost
in the fire which destroyed the former
Treasurer and Collectors Office.
They paid these taxes and, under
a law of the recent state Legislature
demanded Of the Treasurer deeds to all
this land.
Under this law, they appear to be
fully within their rights in demanding
these deeds, but the outrage of it all
so impressed Treasurer Brown that he
refused to issue the deeds which would
thansfer the ownership of valuable
property from the present owner to
another for a mere pittance without
making a personal effort to give the
lrightful owner a chance to redeem it
He was threatened with a heavy
damage suit and other legal coercion
but has steadfastly refused to issue
the deeds except in number of cases
where the owners are nonresident
and cannot be located, or where suf-
ficient evidence of non-intent to pay
lis apparent. Among the latter case il
the M. w. Mills Ranch, on Red River
to which a treasurers deed has beer
issued.
The following is list Of the per.
sons whose lands Mr.. Brown has re-
fused to surrender without givipl
n them one more chance to save them
w. E. Smith, farm, in care Of
j. E. La Rue, Mills .................S S19.6:
Francisco Martinez, by Geo. H.
Ray, Roy .....,...............,....,....... l0.2.
Patrico Chaves, A. Macarthur Co.
Wagon Mound ...........,............... 1856
Filadelfo Nolan, H. B. Bucher
Wagon Mound ..-.........,.............. 14.8.
Hipolito Armijo, J, Marks. lab
Felicitas Trujillo, A. Macarthur
Company ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ITO
Manuel Garcia, W. H. Guthman
Roy .........,.............................. 14.O
lGeo.W Pugh, Wagner, Roy 1874
A j.. Augur ................,............- 17.2
Francisco A. Martinez ............. 14.8
R. Whiteman ............................... f6.0
J. H. Lebert, Mills ......................- 11.9
! George E. Hite .......................... 1911
! George Hobson, Mr.. Berentz, -
Mills q q
/, Danlel Lopez, Roy .............-.-. liz
, Francisco P. Martinez ...........,I- Ill
Genevera Madrid ....................,,.... 1876
]. B. Hepburn, ]. H. White,
Solano ..............................,..,.... 14O
, Donald Upton, Solano. 11.8
! w. E. Sherman ........................... 1877.
Joe Miguel Montoya ...,............ 1879
0rrin Kirby, Roy.-...................... 14.O'
S. B. Shannon, W. H. Guthman
Roy ....................................... 25.4l
Simon Arguello, H. C. Mitchell,
Roy, 5.0'
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1919-10-25

If men were all as good as they
seem, and women as good as they look
we wouldn't think Of heaven.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1919-10-25

C. E. Anderson and family had a
family reunion at the home of his son
Lee Anderson and wife of Roy, Sum
day. All the sons were prese,5 with
their father for the first time III years
and as he plans to leave soon for his
old home at LaPorte, Indiana, they
celebrated in his honor. The sons are
Paul, Guy, Virgil, Lee, Ernest, Glenn
and Lyle, all are grown up and doing
for themselves all but Paul and the
two younger are married and their
families joined in the feasting
Mr.. Anderson has been a militant
pio4s.l' of this mesa for the past ten
years and he feels that he should re.
tire and take it easy in future. We
can hardly believe he will be satisfied
back east but if he is not many true
friends will welcome him back to Roy.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1919-10-25

When fellow gets to the point
where he is satisfied with himself the
register Of fools make another entry,
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1919-10-25

The person who can really shock
modern society must. indeed, be real
genius.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1919-10-25

The woman who can't forgive should
not become well acquainted with men
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1919-10-25

Twenty weeks Of the special ses-
sion Of Congress under Republican
auspices have been twenty weeks of
empty and expensive chattering. The
G. o. P. has given point to that old
formula, met pursuant to adjourn
ment.p
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1919-10-25

Chester Scott, assistant Cashier at
the Roy Trust & Sayings Bank, is
taking a vacation ard went to AL
buquerqae, Sunday
We don't know the reason but we
do know that he has been buying a lot
Of fuanitnre of late and establishing
it at the Branch Hssidence, and that
Miss McNama, formerly manager Of
the Roy Business College, has quit her
position as bookllseper for the Claude
Nensel Co. at Wagon Mound and Is
at home SOP N. 4fh st. in Albuquerque
and that they were very good friends,
and sevaral other pDints1of observation
incline ms to the belief that we shall
have same very interesting news to
record next week but, of course, now
we don't know a thing nor even sus-
pect H.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1919-10-25

Frank Hyatt is able to be out on
crutches and drive his car again after
some ten weeks Of suffering and con-
fnement with his broken hip. He IS
glad enough to be able to walk again.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1919-10-25

r. Lopez and C.,-.s Willers, who
lives on the Anderson farm, drove
to Ration Saturday and Joined large
class of candidates who took the de-
grees of the Knights of Columbus and
enjoyed the festivities accompanying
the cermonial of this patriotic order.
They returned Monday noon tired but
happy and are much pleased with
their trip, teaching and enterta. .nmens.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1919-10-25

We've never heard Of a strike for
an increase in the wages Of sin.
People don't want to be angels Sc
long as they're making good living
here.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1919-10-25

Mayor F. S. Blown went to
Tucumcsri Thursday on business
for the NE. N. Mex. Oil Co.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1919-10-25

Joe Vigil is visiting old friends in
Roy. lie has been absent for several
years
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1919-10-25

Our worst fears are realized,
They arrived hane Thursday look
ing as happy as can be imagined.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-08-23
DIsLIKEs BADGE OF BEAUTY
Modern Man Apparently Not Recon.
ciled to That Idea of His Pro-
iectine adams Apple"

Mans badge of beauty and brains Is
his Adams apple, that projection in
the fore part Of the neck which has
been so called, from the notion that
1t was caused by bit of the forbidden
fruit which stuck In Adams throat.
Scientists have many theories on the
subject, and have told long story of
the evolution of the apple-how man
came by long descent from Informed.
spineless things that came into life
by chemical action. Then came fish,
which, as soon as they got backbones,
began to develop something like
Adams apples. From the primitive
forms of the, ancient seas are believed
to have come the mammals from
which sprang the human race.
1t is a long story, but the fact re-
mains that as the human race devel-
oped and became more civilized the
Adams apple in man became more
prominent. The ancient Greeks de-
picted their strong heroes and highest
types of beauty with prominent zap
PIES" although modern artists and
sculptors rather ignore 1t in their
works. AS a matter of fact, the wear
ing of high stocks and collars would
seem to point to the fact that man Is
not altogether proud of displaying his
badge of beauty.