Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1920-03-30
BY Gertrude Danse


~ By Gertrude Danse
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The box social and bal masque a
the Recreation Club on Saturday nigh
will long be remembered. Costume.
beautiful and others comical,. to sui
the various tastes. good music, delight
full boxes, with more delightful con
tents, all combined TO make the even
ing pass In the most enjoyable man.
ner. Financially Il was a success,
which brought smiles TO the faces OF all
$3.50. and had not a cold evening fol-
lowed a very disagreeable day, the
amount would no doubt have reached
the 500 mark. The members Of the
club are ambitious and are planning
various improvements, which win en-
liable them 20 vary the style OF enter
tainment On Saturday. April 10,
there will be musical program. fol-
lowed by dance. If you have not yet
attended social evening ut the club,
you should come and convince yourself
how pleasant an evening can he.
Little Grace Risdon, who has been
III for a number OF weeks, Is glad to
be cut agnin.
Mrs. Ellie Berry, who spent so...c
days In Deming. having dental work
done, returned OF Friday.
We are glad to write that Elwyn
Osterhaut is recovering from an attack
OF scarlet fever.
FINS. Boyd and jim. Osborn are all
doing nicely, after having tonsils and
adenoids removed.
Services, dinner and an Easter egg
hunt will provide pleasant day at
the II. II. Club on Easter Sunday. The
little folks, who are preparing recita-
tons, etc, are anxious for the day 10
come.
George femme hurt his wrist last
week while cranking a car Mr.. femme
Is fortunate that no bones were broken.
last week little Alois Manhart had
4 party for II OF his little friends. The
children greatly enjoyed postcard
protector show. After refreshments
they played n while longer and were
then taken home by Mrs. Manhart.
who had also called for them. The
happy little folks sang and shouted all
he way anG voted the evening very |
enjoyable one.
In spite of the bad sand storms on
the children belonging to the
hubs had their meetings. Miss La
loska Gregory entertained the girls |
Iawlng club. The boys met at the
ZONE OF Leslie Title. At these meet. +
ngs business and pleasure are COM
lined. At both homes nice refresh.
nents were served.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. Stetson and VIII
lam Lane were pleasant visitors at the
'orcher home on Sunday.
A. c. McGlamery, who with his
rother purchased the Taylor ranch,
J living there now and has the good
fishes of all the neighbors for his sue
ess. Mr.. McGlamery Is a pleasant ac-
uisition to the circle OF young men
ere who all bid him welcome.
William and George femme left for
rizona ON Tuesday.
During the winter when I'd pick up Q
farm Journal, this maxim invariably {
Jared me in the face: I'm the winter I
ltDult t10Aht VI OuA
eople certainly took this TO heart, nj
asst with regard TO their wells and
nmping plants. Some had consider
bic trouble to get sufficient water, so
icy drilled deeper and face the sea-
IN with confidence. Among those
no made extensive improvements IL
eroy Hon. Mr.. Hon had his well D
rilled deeper until now he has about a
feet OF water-bearlng gravel and Z
md. He has also had his engine and c
imp oyerhauled. New parts supplant "
e imperfect ones, and he feels almost o
IL he were fixed for life. These i'm b
'ovements cost Mr.. Hon upwards OF n
100. s.
The well on the Keel farm has also a
en- drilled deeper and Is now about d
10 feet In depth with 80 feet or more 4
water-bearing gravel and sand, and u
ould now prove an even better money
aker than last year.
DIR. Mary Kraft, who came here from y
and has already made many Il
lprovements on her land, also had "
I'll drilled. The distance to water q
as As feet. About 12S feet from the Il
rface the second tratura was reached, a.
ing about Is feet Of water-bearing W
nd and stone. Between 145 and $50 q
IT, a 5-foot, a 4l5-foot, a 2-foot and b
l-foot stratum was encountered, max
z in all about 20 feet OF water-bear-
: sand and stone. 81
DIR. Kraft has lived In the central 81
ties and also on the coast, and when al
ked her opinion about this country, A
expresses her confidence. a,