Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-09-07
Artesi;a

The Artesia Public schools opened
last Monday with the largest enroll
ment in its history. One hundred and
forty students entered the high school,
an increase of 40 per cent over last
year making necessary the employ
ment of two additional teachers. In
the grade school the enrolment has
reached $50 being an increase of about
20 per cent. All recitation work was
started on the second day which
speaks we'll for the thoroughness with
which superintendent Paris has
organized and prepared his force.
The opening of the schools together
with the oil boom has made a merry
scramble for residence property and
as a result the local realty market,
was extremely active last week.
Among the deals closed this week were
the purchase of the Smith place by
Rex Wheatley. manager of Joyce
Pruit com pany's store. and the pur-
chase of the John Lowry property by
DR.. w c.. Doss. In addition to this
the Widman property on Rose Lawn
avenue has ben acquired by Mr.. Dan
Eipper and the Cook S0-acre tract ad-
joining town has been bought by Mr..
w. r. Hornbaker.
The Belt well, which was taken over
on twenty-day option by outside
parties last week. will probably be
the scene OF the next drilling opera
tons in this field. This we'll presents
one of the best opportunities for an
exploitation of the local field without
a large outlay of capital that can be
found. Drilled some five years ago to
a depth of about 1900 feet the COM
pany which was doing the work got
into financial difficulties and work
had to be abandoned. Even at the
time work was stopped the well was
making gas and considerable oil and
has been a steady producer ever since
of both oil and gas in small quanti-
ties.
M. J. M. Jackson has moved his
family into town from the farm and
will occpy the c. V. Bra!'.ard house on
Rose Lawn avenue, during the school
term.
Mr.. e. G. Gray, who has been farm
ing on the Penasco for the past sew
eral years, moved Into town last week
to be nearer he schools and will oc-
cupy the Hill place near tht Nazarene
church.
Miss Margaret Mathes has been en-
gagged to tesou music in the schools
this year. Miss Mathes is an accom-
plished musician, has had charge Of
the must, department in the local
schools before and the patrons of the
school Sre elated over her decision to
accept the chair again.
Mis- Alma Givens, principal of the
higt, school who has been spending
the .rdmmer teaching in the Silver City
M NAL and visiting relatives in Padu-
cab, KY, came in last week to take up
her duties with the beginning of
school.
Miss Hulda Myquist Of Denver. the
Spanish teacher. and Mrs. Jeanne
Methvin, of Ration, teacher Of English
and expression. both new additions to
the high school faculty, came in last
week.
Mr.. Roger Elliot, OF Dexter who has
been contracting alfalfa seed in this
section for some time, was In town
Wednesday.
Mr.. Lee Vandegriff, who Is Jointly
interested in the Artesia and the Okla
homa fields is in Tulsa. Okla. this
week looking after his property there.
Harold Keinath and Rex Williams
expect to leave early next week for
Tyler, Texas, to enter school.
The local baseball team this week
will lose the services OF two of its star
players. VIM. Writ going back to Ann