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New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-16
news REVIEW.
new MEXICO
BERNALlLLO

Arrangements are being made by
the county school teachers and Par
ent-Teacher associations of the differ
ent districts in Bernalillo county for a
dance to be given in the armory on
Friday night, the proceeds of which
will go into the fund to buy school
books for children who can not at
ford them.
The armory has been donated for
this purpose at Albuquerque.
The city and county health depart
ment has started the vaccinating OF
school children for small pox.
DIR. J. F. Docherty, health officer
OF Albuquerque announced that 90 pup
lis were ~vaccinated in the first few
days of school, the pupils vaccinated
being those at Pajarito and at Los
Padillas.
DIR. Docherty also states that there
are three eases of typhoid fever in
Albuquerque and five cases in the
county. He advises that persons who
have not been vaccinated for typhoid
in the last three years either go to
their family physician or the health
office and be made immune from the
fever.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-16
Mrs. Reach Tells How She Got to
Know R.t.Sn.n

Have always feared rats. Lately
noticed many on my farm. A neigh
Dor said he just got rid of droves with
RAT-SNAP. This started me think
ing. Tried RAT-SNAP myself. 1t kill
led IL and scared the rest away"
RAT-SNAP comes in three sizes, 35c,
Csc, $1.25. Sold and guaranteed by
Collins Drug and Stationery Co., and
Kaune Grocery Co.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-16

A. f. Hostetler who came out from
Jett, Oklahoma. about a year ago and
purchased a large farm in the Wheat
land vicinity, is back again. and this
time to stay. He brought with him
a large carload of livestock. farm i'm
plements and household goods-Mills
DeveIoDer.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-16
SAN JUAN

The Midwest Oil company, drilling
on the La Plata, are now firing the
boiler with gas which they developed
at oS feet which is quite a saving
IN the cost of fuel. The d%rillers are
having trouble in handling the sandy
shale formations, as it keeps them busy
sharpening drills. The first of the
week they were $50 feet deep.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-16

Business is improving in our city.
With a large wheat crop a portion
OF which is already coming to- market.
beans will loon be pouring in. and a
large corn crop ripening. we may ex-
pect soon to see the streets of Clay
ton crowded with Union county cit
izens and products which they bring
market.-Clayton Citizen.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-16
LINCOLN

Harold Beeth Of the Beeth Brothers
Mining Company neal Ancho, was a
Carrizozo visitor on Wednesday. The
Beeth Bros. have valuable iron mines,
well equipped and the ore bed in
which they have been working is IS
feet in width and they have gone 90
feet and the ore instead of diminishing
in volume and value-Carri-
zozo Outlook.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-16
EDDY

H. s. Weaver, a horse buyer from
ii Paso, Texas, was in town the
first of the week and bought ll6
horses from the Forehands, besides
several smaller punches from other
persons. When it came to paying
for them it was found that the money
was tied up in Juarez, Mexico, and
Mr.. Weaver and ]. F. Farrell left
for that place Wednesday, and will
straighten out matters. The animals
brought $3.50 around.-Carlsbad Cur
rent.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-16

R. A. Hurt, whose place is about
four miles east of Captain. has about
100 acres in cultivation, principally
stock feed, including corn, millet. kat
fir corn, Sudan grass. pats and barley.
1t is an exceptional year for native
and hay, and live stock will
do well the coming winter and spring
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-16

The new high school building was
ready for occupancy for the beginning
of the school term Monday. The main
school building was thoroughly renov-
ated within and without and now pre-
SCENTS an inviting appearance.-Hills-
boro Advocate.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-16
TORRANCE

Arrangements are being made for
the llth Torrance County Fair which
will be held at Willard October 3rd,
4th and 5th. The exhibits will in
clude every class of farm products
and industrial art work. Popular
amusements of every description will
be provided for the entertainment of
the citizens and visitors.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-16

The Taos Valley News says that
Mr.. A. MCGOWAN, formerly a resident
but now travelling has been in Santa
Fe for some time. Since his stay at
the Capital, Mr.. MCGOWAN, has con-
stituted himself as a bureau of Taos
information and booster. He is send
ing all the tourists this way. Mr..
MCGOWAN claims his home in beauti-
full Taos, it matters not whether in
California or Alaska.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-16

Chief Carman and Patrolman Dun
nahoo. arraigned Thursday for assault
with a weapon, preferred by Orville
BealS, were bound over to the grand
jury by Judge Bell, Chief Carman
waS placed under $1,000 securities up
on his own northumberland
News.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-16
De BACA

The only field of wheat raised in
De Baca County this season, was GO
acres planted IN the w. P. Leather
man place, in the Taft District, by
Lee Pennington. who stated that after
grazing every jack rabbit within ten
miles OF it, during the winter, the field
made ten bushels to the acre.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-16

Midshipman w. s. Parsons arrived
in Fort Sumner Monday to remain
until Sept. 70. He has just returned
from a three months cruise during
which he stopped in Norway, Portu-
gal and other points. He was APP
pointed to the Naval Academy about
three years ago and will finish his
course in June, l922.-Fort Sumner
Leader.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-16
CATRON

Ranger Lewis Ketcham and wife
arrived in Magdalena Monday and
proceeded TO the Rosedale Ranger sta
ton. Mr., Ketcham will have charge
of the Telephone work on the Datil
National Forest this fall and winter.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-16
SOCORRO

J. o. Livingston. who has been in
charge of the road work on the high
way between Magdalena and Socorro
has stored his equipment in Mag
dalena. and will take a two-weeks
vacation.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-16

The town board of Alamogordo is
having a gang of men cleaning II
the irrigating bitches and grading all
the streets from tenth south and from
the canal TO the railroad tracks.-Ala-
mogordo News.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-16

Aztec Oil Company set the II l-2
inch casing in their well No. | at the
$50 foot depth Wednesday, and are
making excellent Roadway. They are
working tower and will push dew
elopment work as rapidly as possible.
San Juan Review.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-16
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT
No. IL

'yOiiNI PRONlD
ING FOR AN AMENDMENT To
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
STATE OF NEW MEXICO BY
ADDING THERETO ANOTHER
SECTION TO ARTICLE TX, THE
SAME TO BE NUMBERED l6.
II. J. R. No. rs. Filed Mch. %, 1872,
Be il Resolved by the Legislature Of
the State of New Mexico:
Section 1. That the following am
endment to Article TX of the Con-
'titution of the State of New Mexico
as an additional section of said Ar
ticle TX, to be numbered Section Is.
proposed, to be submitted to the
electors Of the state at an election TO
he held.
Section l6. Laws enacted bv the
Fifth Legislature authorizing the is
sue and sale of State Highway Bond.
tor the purpose of providing funds
tor the construction and improvement
OF State Highways and to enable the
state to meet and secure allotments
OF Federal Funds to aid in construc-
ton and improvement of roads, and
laws so enacted authorizing the is
sue and sale of State Highway De-
e~ertures to anticipate the collection
OF revenues from motor vehicle lie
.nses and other revenues provided by
law Tor the State Road Fund. shall
effect without submitting them
o the electors of the state, and not
sfthstanding that the total indebt-
,dness of the state may thereby tenn
,orarily exceed one per centum of
he assessed valuation of all property
IuDIect to taxation in the state. Pro-
rded, that the total mount of such
tate Highway Bonds payable from /;
of taxes levied on property q
at any one time shall not $
xceed two million dollars. The leeis- Z
lture shall not enact any law which :
MI decrease the amount of the an =
revenues pledged for the pay J
of State Highway Debentures /,
: which VIII divert any of such re- Z,
enues to any other purpose so long :,
} any of the said de~bentures issued e
} anticipate the collection thereof r
main unpaid. In
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-16

Tom Hall who lives II miles south
west of Dedman finished threshing
a 40 acre field of winter wheat on
Saturday night. The field averaged
IS bushels per acre and tested above
90. This is fair returns at least on
$50 per acre land and ought to make
the fellows in the east who raise less
on 500 per acre land sit up and take
notice.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-16

On Sunday afternoon, at 200
o'clock, the Grand Lodge of Ancient,
Free and Accepted Masons, of the
state of New Mexico, officially layed
the corner stone of the new school
building in Estancia.
Grand Master Francis f. Lester, of
Las Cruces New Mexico had charge
of the dignified and impressive cere-
mony of the Order and members of
E~stancia Lodge assisted the Grand
Officers in the program.
Addresses were delivered by Grand
Master Lester and other members of
the Order. The subject of the Grand
Masters address was Masonry and
Its Relation to Education"
Estancia's Pride Cavalry Troop UNI
der command of Capt. ]. G. Hamilton
were present making its first public
appearance at this ceremony
This is the first time the corner
stone of a public building has been
formally laid with appropriate cere-
monies in Estancia and shows how
rapidly the town is taking its right
full place in the ranks of New Next
cos centers of interest and import
ance-Estancia Herald.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-16

Two car loads of mules were ship
ped from here recently to Oklahoma.
With live stock now selling it looks
as though times are getting better
CAPTAIN Mountaineer.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-16

This years faculty is the largest
in the history of the Albuquerque
High School, with a total Of forty
one teachers, OF which twenty-one
are new in the system.
The present enrolment has reach
ed a total of go, surprising records
Of all previous years, 1t is safe to
predict that the enrolment will ex-
coed the 500 mark before the end Of
the year.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-16

The Buffalo-New Mexico Mines Co.,
is working a full crew on the cross
tunnel and making good progress on
their Red River property.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-16

The wheat and oats crops in the
Bonito, Mesa and Ruidoso valleys
have been cut and stacked and are
now ready for the threshers.-Carri-
zozo News.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-16

w: H. Fisher, the lumber merchant
OF Captain, stated that business in
his line is improving and he is think
ing of putting in a branch in Carri-
zozo. as it is his opinion that on
siderable building will be started here
soon.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-16

The force at the post office IS re-
over the arrival Of a new stamp
cancelling machine that was %receiv-
ed this past week, The volume of
mail going out of Clovis is so large
that this improvement in handling the
mail will be a great time saver to the
News.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-16

The school year started this week
at Ramah with the first high school
course ever Offered this community.
The new school building has been full
ly completed. The basement has re-
Gently been completed for high school
classes and community meetings.
Miss Sheffield, of Santa Fe. but
formerly of Georgia. will be the prin-
cipal, and will teach the high school
Mrs. Clare T. Smith of Albu-
querque. will teach the intermediate
departments while Miss Mccullough.
Duncan. Ariz.. will have charge
~ the primary grades.-Gallup Her
aid
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-16

John r, James shipped two carloads
OF lambs and IN OF steers to Denver
last Saturday. The cattle were in good
condition.-Des Moines Swastika.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-16

Harris and Haddock of Mountain
air this week commenced work on
the first of four houses which they
are to build for f. L. Garvin. These
will be nice little bungalows and will
be located on the lots between the
Burton and DR.. Virgins residences
Mountainair Independent.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-16

The Cimarron Trading Co., has OPP
ened a branch store in the building
formerly occupied by the Red River
Trading Co.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-16

A terrific hail and rain storm swept
across Seneca Monday afternoon caus-
ing great damage to growing crops
and gardens and especially 10 bean
crops.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-16

A strong flow of sulphur water was
struck in the Aztec Well about 1856
feet and it was found necessary to
case off the water and the twelve
incl casing was put in. Drilling was
resumed today with the twelve inch
bit.-Aztec Independent.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-16

One Of the most important recent
real estate transactions in the COM
munity for some weeks past was clos
ed when Francis E. Lester sold to
julius Krakauer of FL Paso, a tract
some us acres of valley land, ac-
at the hame time one of the
most desirable apartment house sites
the residence district of FL Paso.
The transaction involved a sum of
about S3O,M0-Las Cruces Republic.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-16

were met by Ray Grayson, who took
them to Buckhorn Saturday, where
they expected to contract for 500 head
of horses. They also went to Hills
boro, to buy another 500 head. The
horses will be shipped this week.
After an absence of u years, Leslie
Scott, who was born and raised in
Grant county, visited Silver City sew
eral days the past week, being the
guest while here of his mother. Mrs
0. l.. Scott and brother, Hiram Scott.
Mr.. Scott is now superintendent OF
printing in the plant OF the Advertis-
ing Publishing Co., Ltd, Honolulu,
Hawaiian Islands. His present visit
is the first time he has been back to
the States in sixteen years. Mr.. Scott
learned the printing trade in Silver
City, being employed years ago by the
Silver City Enterprise and the South
west Sentinel, now the Independent.
He LETT Sunday for Chicago and New
York, where he goes to purchase new
machinery and equipment for his
plant. He greatly enjoyed his brief
stay here.-Silver City Independent.
The state highway commission has
awarded to the ]. V. Stryker Construc-
ton company of Denver, the contract
for building four and a half miles OF
road from Fort Bayard to Hurley. the
bid price being S~27,925.35. The COM
mission also has awarded to c. C..
McGolroth of Mesa, Ariz., the contract
for building 300 miles of road from
Stems to Rodeo, in Hidalgo county,
the bid price being SS3.8232l. Both
bids were under estimates furnished
by the state highway engineer. Work
will start Immediately.
II. II. Brook, president of the Cliff
ton Chamber of Commerce. stated
that equipment was ready to start
construction on the road between Cliff
ton and the Grant county line and
Sl50,OO0 available for the work.
f. ]. Spitzley, of the Leras Candy
company, recently purchased from the
Silver City National bank, the resi-
dence property, formerly occupied by
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Warrick, Mr.
Spitzley is having extensive improve
ments made to the property.-Silver
City Enterprise.
Officers of the Silver City chapter
of the American Red Cross were very
agreeably surprised a few days ago
to receive from national headquarters
a check for S 1000 TO be used by the
chapter in carrying on its Home Ser
vice work.
Fred {. Crowley of Fort Bayard
was arrested there recently charged
with forging the name of a fellow
patient TO a government check for
$1,000. He was placed under a bond
of $1,000
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-16
O0NA ANA

Two hundred high-altitude Duroc
Jersey stock hogs have been shipped
from Francis f. Testers stock farm,
southwest Of Mesilla Park, to Rialto
Calf.
The animals brought more F. o. B.
here than the top price prevailing at
the Kansas City stock yards.
This is the first shipment of hogs
that has been sent to the big ranch
near Rialto from Dona Ana county.
Mr.. Lester, who has the largest
stock ranch in New Mexico expects
to ship a large number of high alti-
tude hogs and other animals to Calf
ornia and other states this fall and
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-16

Building permits issued at Albu-
querque for the first 10 days of this
month call for an expenditure in build
ing OF Sl8895.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-16

Mrs. Lydia Crawford Harris wife of
J. ii. Harris of Mesilla Park, assist
ant postmaster here has received from
postmaster general Hays her appoint
ment to the place of acting postmas-
ter for the Mesilla Park office, which
became effective September. /.
Mrs. Harris is succeeding postmas-
ter w. S. Gillian, who has resigned
on account of i'll health, and is leav-
ing for California about September S.
Mr.. Giliam's contract does no expire
until September 1922 and the present
appointment is to fill out this unex-
term.-Las Cruces Citizen.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-16

The Independent Mining Co. is now
getting out some very good ore, as
say returns show 6.82 ozs. gold and
2 ozs. silver at a depth of 10 feet.
Specimen now in this office shows
plenty of free gold from a 4 inch
streak Of quartz in No. ? tunnel
Lordsburg Liberal.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-16

Fifty bushels of wheat were stolen
from the granary of L. H. Sanders
near Claud last Thursday night. The
theft was not discovered until Satur-
day morning. A man the day before
marketed grain in Clovis and cashed
the check for same at one of the
banks. He is supposed to have been
guilty of the theft, as the peculiar
grade of the wheat stolen correspond
ed with that marketed. No arrests
have so far been made.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-16
COlFAX

A late-season hail storm swept over
the west end of Johnson Mesa last
Monday afternoon destroying all
crops in its path. Grain which stood
five and six feet high before the storm
was beaten down to about six inches,
according to a report by Henry Floyd.
Mr., Floyd commented on the SPLEEN
did condition of the Johnson Mesa
road, which was graded last year and
surfaced with gravel. He stated that
Notwithstanding the unusual flood
conditions, due to the wettest season
for many years in this region, the
new road stands intact, proving that
the drainage and surfacing ARE OF
fine, permanent character. The road
Is proving a great benefit to the Mesa
farmcrS.-Raton Range.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-16

The big rain Monday night broke
the longest dry spell of the summer.
Although showers had fallen in va
rious parts of the county, there had
been no precipitation of note for a
period of three weeks. The rain is
especially welcome at this time as it
will be of much benefit to late corn
and forage crops and will put the
ground in shape for fall blowing and
planting OF wheat.-Clovis Herald,
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-16
CURRY

The Cramer Mill & Elevators Co.,
are spreading out and at a meeting
of the directors last week let the ON
tract for new machinery that will dou-
BILE the capacity of the mill.
Two new double stands of rolls, the
latest sifters for the purifying system,
and a new set of packers and a COM
plete corn mill for making the high
est grade O r meal have been ordered
and will be shipped at the earliest mo-
ment.
The new machinery will put the mill
in position to turn out the very best
grades of flour manufactured by any
mill in the county. That is the guar
antee the machinery people give the
mill owners.-Carlsbad Journal.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-16

A contract has been let for the put
ting down Of additional sidewalks in
the downtown section of Dawson.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-16

Eutimio Mejia, a renter on the Har-
key farm south of Carlsbad, won the
$50 bonus Offered by Joe Wortheim
and L. c. Leftwich for the first bale
of cotton ginned this year, the ginning
being done by the Carlsbad gin. The
bale of ready-money stuff was deliv-
cred late Monday night, at the Bos-
ton Store, but was not ginned until
the following Wednesday. 1t is now
on exhibition and will be sold at the
market price prevailing.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-16

Officers of the Silver City chapter
of the American Red Cross were very
agreeably surprised a few days ago
to receive from national headquarters
a check for $1,000 to be used by the
chapter in carrying on its Home Ser
vice work.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-16

Maxwell is still on the map as far
as hunting and fishing is concerned.
A. II. Martin, Of Maxwell, landed
a black bass hat weighed 6 IL pounds
with a cane pole and a worm.
One man got the limit Of doves in
twenty-five minutes after taking his
gun from his case.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-16

Farmers in the vicinity of Springer
will be provided with high grade hogs
through the efforts Of f. E. johnson,
president of the bank in that city,
who arranged a few days ago for a
car load of hogs from Frank Hub
bell OF Albuquerque. The hogs were
selected and shipped, County Agent
Lee Reynolds assisting in the work.
There is a great amount of feed for
the hogs in storage on the farms near
Springer, that section having expert
enocd a banner corn, wheat, pats and
alfalfa crop.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-16

Mr.. Hurt owns about 1000 acres of
pasture.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-16

Fred {. Crowley of Fort Bayard
was arrested there recently charged
with forging the name of a fellow
patient to a government check for
$1,000. He was placed under a bond
of $1,000
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-16

Rev. Sellards reports the enrolment
IN the public schools of Carlsbad this
year as l046. compared with 1912 last
year.-Carlsbad Argus.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-16

a contract, whereby 5000 is to be
furnished for the rebuilding of the
local light and power plant, was sign
ed Saturday by ten Pennington citiz-
ems and representatives of the F. F.
l. x J. Co. The machinery for the
new plant was ordered Immediately
by wire and the building is to be start
ed next Monday. The new plant has
double the capacity of the old one and
the community is promised better SER
vice than even inside of thirty days.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-16

were met by Ray Grayson, who took
them to Buckhorn Saturday, where
they expected to contract for 500 head
of horses. They also went to Hills
boro, TO buy another 500 head. The
horses will be shipped this week.