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VAYLAND

Marcia Hackett is teaching the
Bert Simons school.
Mrs. John Simons has been on the
sick list the past week.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Hanon were the
guests of Mrs. Barbour on Thursday.
Mrs .Nesland and Mrs Adolph
Schilling were Huron shoppers Fri
day.
Miss Malta Schiiiing and Mrs. Bar
bour attended the show at Huron last
Wednesday evening.
Miss Vivian Hackett has been home
from school at Woonsocket on &C
count of illness.
Mrs. J. G. Mccormick has been at
st. Lawrence attending the Gwynne
Thompson family through a spell of
the flu
Mr.. Louis Borkhuis is unable to at
tend to his work on account of sick
hess.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Karokis are the
proud parents of a baby boy born to
them on Thursday last.
Clifford Kenyon left Saturday for a
trip to Sioux City.
Fred SchilIing returned to Vayland
after a visit of three weeks at Serb
ner, Neb, and Sioux City.
Mrs. NJ. Ravenscroft was called to
Midland by the illness of her son at
that point She left Friday night.
The Mcdonnell Lumber Co., is
growing. They have an office and the
yard will soon be in good shape for
business.
Chas. Oleson is remodeling the No
bic garage and will start a restaurant
as soon as the work can be complet-
ed.
Why does not some one start a
hotel or rooming house? There
would be good money in it for some
one and vayland certainly needs one.
Zane Hanson and Jim Dodson shot
a large coyote east of vayland last
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w P. Noble spent the
evening in Huron Monday.
There have been several large sales
in the vicinity recently. A. C. Prem
tice holds n Wednesday.
Zane Hanson and Homer Fisher
attended the State Shoot Meet in
Huron last Thursday. We under
stand they carried of some Of the
honors.
New Mexico state record., 1920-06-04
MANY SMALL TRACTS ARE
OFFERED BY THE STATE

During the next ten weeks ore
hundred and thirty five tracts OF
land will be sold by the Comlnissio-
ner of public lands OF New Mexico
Only eight of these tracts exceed
one thousand acres. Some OF them
are well improved and there is like
" to be some lively bidding in some
places. Detailed official descriptions
are published elsewhere in the State
Record. They are as follows
June p. Deming, three tracts, ac-
rcage 24O, $500 and 23,5H.
June %. Estancia, forty eignt
tracts all less than one section. ex-
cepting one which contains l,I2O ac-
res.
July 7, Tucumcari, twenty two tract.
none of which exceed one thousand
acres.
July 8. Santa Rosa. fifteen tracts.
ali contain less than one section,
excepting one of $500 acres.
July 10, Santa Fe, thirteen tracts.
none of which exceed one section.
excepting one of 720 acres.
Juiy 20. Fort Sumner, four tracts
ranging from 80 to 800 acres.
August 3, Clayton, ten tracts,
eight of them less than GAO acres,
one of 1850 and one of 1904 acres.
August 5, Ration, twelve tracts, all
of which range between 90 and o4o
acres, excepting one of 26,3l5 acres
August Is, Mora. eight tracts, sew.
en- Of them less than one thousand
acres, one OF $3.50 acres.
New Mexico state record., 1920-06-04
NUMBER 296

shipping within a short time. This
work will not interfere with the de
yelopment work being done on the
Silver Spot
The first shipmen, of machinery
for the Cora Miller mine now being
operated by the Montclair Mining
Company. c. w Mitchell, manager
arrived in Silver City and was load
ed out Wednesday on the company's
five ton truck. A force of men will
install the machinery and more rap
i'd progress in the development of
the mine and the mining of ore viii
be possible.
The ores Of the Cora Miller con-
tain values only in silver and they
will be treated by cyanidation, the
mill for the handling of the ores
having already been purchased. Ir
eluded in the other equipment that
will be placed on the mine as speed
ily as possible is air pompressors
and hoists The mill will have a cap.
aoity OF so tons daily with the tanks
considerably oversize to handle more
tonnage If necessary There is ore
enough now on the dump 10 pay for
The mill, Careful labratory tests show
an extraction Of % per cent.-Silvtr
City FnterDriSe.
New Mexico state record., 1920-06-04
LOCAL MEN INTERESTED
IN SAN JUAN LEASES

A deal was consumated this week
by which a number of Santa Feans
became interested in sixty three
hundred acres OF oil leases on state
lands in San Juan county.
Those interested are {. A. Bishop
r. L. Ormsbee, E. J. DeArcy, {.
G. Mardorf, A. NJ. Edwards, Frank
Staplin, H. s. Bowman, J. A.
French, s. G.. Cartwright, J. H.
Wagner. A. f. Carr, and Mrs.
Tempe Wilson.
In view of the very favorable dis
coveries made in San Juan county
several years ago, when oil in small
quantities was struck, and the more
recent developments made by the
Mesa Verde company, which has
been the only drilling concern there
during the past three years, it IS
generally considered that the field
is proven territory so far as the
existence of plenty of oil and gas
stratas is concerned. and it is only
necessary to puncture the sands in
their more productive portions. and
at greater depth to secure profitable
producing wells.
The Williams company, which has
been drilling in Rio Arriba county.
is at this time putting a standard
rig in the field. the Mesa Verde
company is putting its No. 2 well in
condition for small production and
will shortly resume the sinking of
its No. to a greater depth, and
at least two more rigs are in pros
pect within sixty days.
New Mexico state record., 1920-06-04
HIGHEST WATER KNOWN
SANTA FE MAKES REPAIRS

Socorro, June 3-The high water
in the Rio Grande is beginning to
fall slowly the last few days. But
a great deal of territory is yet under
water from San Acacia north of
here to San Marcial, distance OF
nearly forty miles. Many farms are
flooded and the growing crops des-
troyed. In some places it has wash
ed badly and practically ruined well
kept farms.
Comparatively little damage has
been done here by the current that
comes though between the town
and the station. Water reached Mrs.
Walkers rooming house and it col
lapsed. No one was injured but none
of the contents were saved.
The Santa Fe railway has its track
cut about a mile north of town. A
large force has been on the ground
for several days repairing the breaks
without waiting for the water to go
down. 1t is reported that the road
has had to fight water in many pla-
ces nearly to Albuquerque. 1t is ex-
pected that trains will be able to
get here from the north in a day
or two.
In the San Marcial section the
Santa Fe railway had much trouble.
The river washed around the end of
the bridge and also carried away ar
ound four thousand feet OF track.
A big force OF men and equipment
were brought into this point by way
of El Paso from the Pecos division
81 A,,,,r;tto I.etr,r. A;ra
has been shipped in from Santa Rita
by the trainload for fill. Something
like fifty cars of p.ling, and other
bridge material came in a week ago.
General Manager R. j. Parker,
General Superintendent c. II. Bris-
tol Chief Engineer F. NJ. Bisbee.
and other officials are on the ground
directing the work of repair. They
expect to be able to open the line
by Sunday night.
The train from Albuquerque conf
es south of Limitar where trucks
meet it for the mail, express and
supplies for the water bound dis
trict. This arrangement was made the
first of the week and the people have
suffered little from lack of sup
plies. Passengers are carried in au.
tos.
In addition to the daily train there
are many work and supply trains
coming and going every day. The
steam shovel is at wok near San
Acadia, being a five ton machine
that handles around 100 10 1900
yards of gravel and dirt every day.
Old timers report that this is the
highest water they have ever seen
in this district At no time has the
water come into town like it has
now 1t was feared at one time that
the river would change its course
and that the main channel would
come through town. Though the cur
rent has cut a deep channel it is not
yet large enough to carry the main
stream. Where it cut the Santa Fe
tracks the water in only few feet
deep. The Santa Fe is bridging the
cut for the present as it is desired
to get the trains running as quickly
as possible Every day the line is
out of order the business of the road
suffers and is therefore hurrying
the repairs,
New Mexico state record., 1920-06-04
PANKEY, FLOERSHEIM, AND
EDWARDS WITH BIG OIL co

J The Midcontinent Consolidate
Oil Gas and Refining Company is
being organized to take over oil
leases and contracts aggregatinp
over a million acres in New Mexico
which have been accumulated during
the past three or four months for
the purpose of making effective and
successful tests for the oily product
A. ID. Martin, of Kansas City,
one of the promoters of the big
enterprise was in the city early this
week completing arrangements for
the incorporation.
Lieutenant Governor b. +. Pan
key, who leased the new company
about 10000 acres of land will be
one of the officers and directors OF
the company, S. Floersheim, OF Roy
and Springer, who assigned it some
half million acres of state leases
will be another, and Attorney A.
NJ. Edwards will be the legal re-
preventative in New Mexico. The
company will be incorporated in
some eastern state. Guy p. Harring-
ton will be its surveyor and one of
its field men, he is now surveying
large acreage for the company
west of this city, having recently
resigned from the Federal service
to undertake the work.
The company is under contract to
drill at least ten wells in different
parts OF the state and will put in
the very best of machinery for the
purpose.
An oil geologist will be on the
ground about the 10th of this month
and will examine all of its lands and
select drilling sites.
As soon as the incorporation is
completed officers and directors will
be here from Kansas City, where the
headquarters will be maintained, to
confer with the New Mexico direct
ors, complete arrangements and be-
gin operations.
New Mexico state record., 1920-06-04
STATE COLLEGE MEN
GET GOOD POSITIONS

The technical schools of the coun-
try cannot meet the demand for
trained men. Every member of this
years graduating class of the en-
gineering school of the New Mex
leo College of Agriculture and Me
chanic Arts has an excellent posi-
tion to enter Immediately upon gra-
duation. Ernest Carson of Hope, N.
NJ, and Richard Worcester of Ell
Paso will accept positions with the
General Electric Company of Schen-
nectady N. Y. John Redd of Can
utiIlo, Texas. will probably take a
position with the Westinghouse Ell
ectric and Manufacturing Co, of Pit
tsburg. Milton Blackwell of Mogol-
lon and Roy Bean of Las Cruces
are to work with the Henry L. Do
herty company, operators of many
public utilities throughout the sou-
thwest.
New Mexico state record., 1920-06-04
TENTATIVE PLATFORM
READY FOR CONVENTION

Washington, June 2-The tentative
draft OF the Republican national
platform was gwen its finishing
touches at conferences today anc
Senator Watson OF Indiana, who has
been in charge of the tasl; will leave
for Chicago tomorrow to confer
with prospective members OF the
conventions resolutions committee
The plank on Mexico was added
to the draft today. 1t was written
by Senator Fall of New Mexico who
headed the senate's special sub-com-
mittee on Mexican affairs, and later
was revised in some minor respects
at a conference attended by Senator
Watson, Senator Lodge OF Massa-
chusetts, republican leader of the
Senate and a number OF other prom
inent republicans. 1t is understood TO
follow in general the recommends
ton made by Senator Fall in his re-
port TO the senate, declaring that
unless conditions in Mexico are i'm
proved the United States should in
tervene.
Ali mention of prohibition Is ON
tilted from the tentative draft and
ii was understood that those who
conferred here would recommend
against any declaration on the sub
ject. That issue, it was suggested
should be regarded as settled. The
tentative draft contains a deolara-
ton, however, urging prompt ratifi-
cation of the woman suffrage am
endment
Another declaration still missing
from the platform is that relating
to the soldier bonus The leaders
here said they were unprepared to
make any recommendation on the
subject under present conditions and
that a plank on the subject would be
worked out at Chicago.
No attempt was made to reach Z
final decision on a plank relating
to the league Of nations. Several
tentative declarations have been
drafted however and will be laid be-
fore the party chiefs at Chicago.
In its work the conference had
before it the platform adopted by
;he Virginia democrats and recently
given the approval of President VIII
son. Ii was said that every effort
was made so as to phrase the repub-
lican draft that it would make the
issues as clear and direct as possible.
New Mexico state record., 1920-06-04
COMING SALES OF STATE
OIL AND GAS LEASES

The June and July sales OF OF
and gas leases on state land, all oi
which will be to the highest bidder
for a ten year period, and the lega
descriptions and official notices OF
sale which appear elsewhere in the
State Record, are as follows:
June s, Tucumcari, three tracts
42,72l, 5l655 and 12,2l8 acres.
June 10, Fort Sumner, one tract
NO50 acres.
June IA, Las Vegas. one tract
3.1E acres.
June, 10, Santa Rosa. one tract
59078 acres.
July q. Santa Rosa. one tract,
$40 acres.
July q, TERRA Amarillo, one tract
2O78 acres.
August 20, Socorro. one tract. L.
$40 acres.
New Mexico state record., 1920-06-04
HlDAlGO

According to Dr. Paul Austin. Of
Lordsburg, plans for the new hospi-
tai building which will be erected in
that city have been completed and
it is expected 10 have the structure
ready for occupancy in ninety days.
The Lordsburg Liberal says that
plenty OF land will be obtained for
the site. so there will be room for
expansion to any size desired The
equipment will be modern in every
respect and no pains or expense will
be spared in making the hospital
lust what il should be.
New Mexico state record., 1920-06-04
MEMORIAL DAY PARADE
WAS BIGGEST EVER

The Memorial Day Parade was the
largest ever held in this city accord
ing to old timers who have attend
ed MANY of them.
The Grand Army of the Republic.
Spanish American War Veterans
and American Legion led the parade
followed by bands. societies, schools,
and everybody in general
Several hundred people who did not
Join in the parade took sufficient in.
ierest to come out and watch II and
give their patriotic approval by ap
plause and commentator.
The day was perfect and every de.
tail was executed in a dignified and
creditable manner.
New Mexico state record., 1920-06-04
STATE BANK DEPOSITS
JUMP IN TWO MONTHS

Comparing the report of condition
of the New Mexico State Banks
at the close of business February
18th, 1920, and May 4. 1920 The
loans and discounts have increased
81 l222O55.41 deposits s6o, ,3402o
bills payable and re-discounts s266.-
1865: total resources sl.2al66s56
State Banks followed the custom
established by National Banks, re-
discounting their paper for the pur-
pose of extending needed additional
accommodation to stockmen and far
mers. This accounts for the incre-
ase in bills payable and re-discounts
New Mexico state record., 1920-06-04

Oklahoma wheat is as good as
that in Kansas. although the acre
age is smaller. There is an increased
acreage of cotton, with favorable
spring. There also is an increase IN
the acreage of sorghums, all in su-
perb condition. The only drawback
in Oklahoma this season, was late
frost which cut the peach crop.
New Mexico state record., 1920-06-04
LINCOLN

Lutte Skinner sheled 40,OO pounds
of corn in two days this week on his
dry farm on the mesa, which he dis
posed of for 81 500 in Carrizozo. He
raised 60,0O pounds in all in one field
besides the other stuff raised or a
farm. He has large acreage in cul.
tivation this year.
New Mexico state record., 1920-06-04
CHAVES

The Roswell Laundry company has
just completed a new. addition to
their plant on Virginia avenue. The
addition was made necessary by the
continual growth of the business and
Is to be used as a receiving and
marking room.
New Mexico state record., 1920-06-04

A real estate transaction OF mo. e
than usuai Importance was cofnpici
ed few days ago. when B. ]. Bon
nell boush lat the Old Jap Cce place
on the Ruidoso from L. Pocle.
This is one of the oldest place. a,
tire r-ver ard was famous over
quarter of a century ago for the
quality Of apples produced. Mr.. BOr-
nell is 10 be congratulated ON secu--
ing such a valuable property-Cspi-
tan Mountainecr
New Mexico state record., 1920-06-04

Kansas perhaps, never had better
prospects for wheat. The acreage
10000 is a little under normal.
The corn acreage also is under nor
NAL, but there is heavy increase in
the acreage of alfalfa and the sorg
huns, which are excellent for feed.
Kansas, turning to these big feed
crops, doubtless will show a heavy
increase in livestock production this
year.
New Mexico state record., 1920-06-04

Reports from Corona state thai
heavy hail fell there last week. and
az points north and west OF there.
A heavy hail storm Is reported
from Lincoln and vicinity which did
considerable damage to farms AMI
young lambs.
On the Hondo and Ruidoso the hail
injured the young apples. broke win
dows and demolished the tops Of
autos which happened to be caught
in IT besides tearing things up gen
orally
New Mexico state record., 1920-06-04

Dad" A. {. Heard sold twelve head
OF good milk cows and calves to G.
w. Briggs this week for the round
sum of one hundred dollars per COW
and calf
Mr. Briggs also purchased his
cream separator and intends going in
TO the cream business proper" and
with cream at 4s cents per pound
and the growth OF his calves on the
fine grass crop. we bespeak for Mr..
Briggs success in reaping quick re
turns on his money invested even If
the price paid sounds high.--Loving
ton Leader.
New Mexico state record., 1920-06-04

Coal is being taken out az the o.
euro mine north OF town and the me-
essary Improvements made to beriD
shipping. A railroad siding is to BE-
made near the mine. for the load
ing of the cars. The mine south OF
town is beng opened up, but coal can
not be taken out until the tunnel J..
cleared aud rebridged.-Carrizozo
News.
New Mexico state record., 1920-06-04

George Douglas anu crew are re-
grading and blowing the road south
from St Mary's Hospital. This is the
county road crew working under w
P. Turner. road superintendent. They
will also install some things at places
where the bitches from the Hondo
cross the road.
New Mexico state record., 1920-06-04
C0LFAx

w. p Keplinger, president of the
Farmers Bank and Trust company
of Maxwell. reports that the crop
prospects on the Maxwell tract were
never better in its history, and that
New Mexico state record., 1920-06-04
EDDY

Last Saturday w {. Cargill was ar
ranged before the bar OF Justice
charged with the murder of N c
Butcher. He plead not guilty and
after testimony was presented be
fore Justice OF the Peace Frank II
kinchards he was bound over to
await the action of the fall grand
Jury, without bail.
Six days before, on the evenina
of Sunday at eight fifteen Cargil
had shot Butcher at the corner oi
the First National bank with 70
rty -four pistol. Several men saw the
flashes OF the gun, as he fired the
fatal shots. One witness saw But
cher fall
New Mexico state record., 1920-06-04
GRANT

Final inspection OF the survey for
the rebuilding of that stretch of
state highway from the Mangas val
Icy TO the ella river, comprising an
Important IS mile stretch in the Mo-
gollon road, was made the past
week by II. L. Martin OF Albuquer-
que. OF the Bureau of Public Roads
Department of Agriculture. Mr.. Mar
tin was well satisfied with the sur
vey for the road and expressed he
opinion that final action, preDara-
tory to advertising for bids for CON
struction of the road, would be tai-
en in the next two or three weeks.
and actual work started. The rebuilt
ding OF this stretch of the Mogoilon
road will be a boon to the Gila and
Mogollon sections.
New Mexico state record., 1920-06-04
00NA ANA

The concrete road between Las
Cruces and Mesilla Park is now open
for about one mile, and the balance
IS about completed.
New Mexico state record., 1920-06-04

After teaching 20 years in the New
Mexico schools and in district No.
IS in Bernalillo county for the past
IA years, Mrs. Sylvia O'Connor Ro-
berts, principal OF the North Fourth
street. school, is going to retire from
the profession. She will leave at the
close of her school for FL Paso,
where she will live with her child
New Mexico state record., 1920-06-04

r. {. Snelson and DR.. w. NJ. Ian
caster have recently been bringing in
some fine milk cows from Arizona
which they have at the Lone Star
Wagon Yard Recently they sold one
Of the cows to X. T. Snelson for 500
New Mexico state record., 1920-06-04

La Mesa reports that the canta-
loupe acreage in that vicinity is look
ing fine and the plants are nearing
the blossoming stage. The acreage
is large and the plants healthy.
New Mexico state record., 1920-06-04

Haying has commenced around the
Park. The first cutting is rather light
owing to late spring and the high
winds.
New Mexico state record., 1920-06-04
CURRY

J. NJ league was in from his
ranch ten miles northeast of Clovis
and says that he has wheat that
will make fifteen bushels to the acre
this year.
New Mexico state record., 1920-06-04
GUADALUPE

Geo. Sena has purchased a small
herd OF Holstein cows from r P.
Thurton and will engage in the dai-
ry business shortly Santa Rosl
Voice.
New Mexico state record., 1920-06-04

Work has been commenced on the
new building for the Mountain Sta
te sTelephone Company at this place
which is the beginning of the impro-
we'd system that the company will
install here this year. The old tele-
phone building is being moved to the
rear of the lot and will be used by
the exchange until the work of err
ecting the new building is finished.
When the work of overhauling the
Clovis exchange is completed this will
be an up to date system in every
respect.-Clovis News.
New Mexico state record., 1920-06-04

Arthur J. Salter reports that he
saw a two and half year old we
ther sheared and It gave up l7H
pounds of wool. That is a record
for wool production in this section
so far this year.-Roswell News.
New Mexico state record., 1920-06-04

r l. Kirohman. manager of the Sil-
yer SPOT mines company has signed
contract with an eastern firm for
the shipment from the holdings Of
the company Of ron manganese ores.
Prepar ations have been made for the
New Mexico state record., 1920-06-04

The work OF installing the new
street lights will soon be finished
Only few remain 10 be put in to
make the total Of p for which the
appropriation calls The work has
been done in good style and the m
provemeut Is certainly fine -- ar
rizozo Outlook.
New Mexico state record., 1920-06-04

Workmen who are tearing down
the Gus Stern building in Vaughn will
soon have the job completed. Con
struction work on a fine residence
on the lots will be started immedi-
atelv
New Mexico state record., 1920-06-04

A three-days campaign was start
ed Monday for subscriptions to the
new Methodist Church in Clovis. The
plan is to erect beautiful structure
thta will cost in the neighborhood of
$4,000.
New Mexico state record., 1920-06-04

the farmers on the tract are stead
lily making progress forward A
great many new people have come in
during the past year to buy land and
make their homes in and about Man
well, and being Of the most desr
able sort, add greatly to the prom
lse of development in that region
for the future.
Mr.. Keplinger reports that dou-
bic acreage has been planted this
year to wheat over last year, and
fully a third more alfalfa. There are
now 1900 acres in crop on the Max
well tract-Raton Range.
New Mexico state record., 1920-06-04

Bill Lusk and Col. Williams had
the misfortune OF having thirty-sev-
en- head OF cattle killed in one bunch
by lightning during recent storm.
Most of them belonged to Mr.. Lusk.
The cattle had drifted into a cor
ner of the pasture fence thus caus-
ing the death OF so many when the
stroke came.