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New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-12-09
MADE HONORARY MEMBER;
SENATOR HOLM o. BURSUM
JOINS PETIT ca MP

Having been granted permission
by Commander-in-Chi Carlstrom,
Petit Camp, No. 3, Department of
the District of Columbia, L. S. w.
i v, formally accepted into honorary
membership on the night of Nov
ember s, the Hon. Holm o. Bursum,
United States Senator from New Mex
leo, he having been elected at pre-
vious meeting.
The well-known and oft-repeated
demonstrations on the part OF Sem
ator Bursum of the utmost sympathy
for the veterans, no matter what
their period of war service, were the
reasons put forward for electing him
to honorary membership. and cer-
tainly the veterans can have no bet
ter friend In the legislative halls
than Senator Bursum.
In addressing the Camp after be-
ing mustered in, Senator Bursum ex-
pressed a hope that he would meas
ure up to the standards of his new
comrades: he recalled that the men
of 1898 were all volunteers, and ex-
pressed the belief that they would
60 down in history as absolutely the
last purely volunteer Army of the
country, he expecting that IL We
should be so unfortunate as to have
another war the draft system OF the
World War would again be put in
use.
Reminding his hearers that he was
a member of the Senate COMMITTEES
on Pensions. Senator Bursum assur-
ed the assemblage that the next ses-
sion would undoubtedly see the pas
sage of a bill increasing the PEN
sions of Spanish War widows, as
we'll as liberalizing the features OF
both the Widows Act and the Sells
Act.
The night being the occasion OF
the visitation of the Department
Commander and staff. an unusually
large attendance was had, there be-
ing approximately 20 visitors from
other Camps The Commander in
his address touched upon affairs To-
cally and gave out the pleasing an
nouncement that the Department
was showing gains for the year.
II looked for awhile as IL New
Mexico were out to run away with
things. as among other speakers call
ed upon we're former Gov. George
Curry. Official Editor w. L. Mat
tocks. and Capt. Charles A. Reynolds
all of whom are voters in that state
Junior Vice Commander Nolan
acted as toastmaster for the evening.
and kept things moving along in live
ly fashion. After the business meet
ing was closed refreshments were
served. and an excellent musical pro-
gram rendered. National Tribune.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-12-09
STATE STOCK
JUDGING CON-
TEST--ROSWELL

Winners in the three sectional
contests will try out at Roswell on
December II, for the statewide hon
or in stock judging, the winners at
Roswell to have a try in the Nation
al Western. The three high schools,
winners in their respective sections,
are:
Roy, Northern.
Hagerman, Eastern
Alamogordo, Southern.
This second annual stock judging
contest, at Roswell, will be held un-
der the auspices of the state depart
ment of education. The instructors
and team members will be entertain
ed by the New Mexico Military In
stitute, where they will be quartered
and will receive their regular chow.
Roswell Offers Prizes
The Roswell chamber of commerce
has offered valuable prizes for the
winners. There will be silver cup
for the winning team; a medal for
the highest individual scorer, and an
other medal for the second highest
individual scorer.
The state contest is open only to
those teams which have won the sec
tional contests in their respective
sections. The winner at the state
contest will represent New Mexico
at the stock Judging contest for Sec
ondary agricultural schools and high
schools. at the National Western
Stock Show. at Denver, on January
IA. The New Mexico team in pre-
vious national contests has won high
honors.
Three Winning Teams
The Roy high school, T. p. Potts,
instructor, has the following team:
Boulware, Roy Hall, Clifford Rhine.
The Hagerman high school, Frank
Wimberly, instructor, has team
as follows: Sam Bradley.
owen Phillips, Edmund McKinstry,
Elton Thompson, Kenneth Preston.
The Alamogordo high school, John
A. Goe. instructor, has the follow
ing for its string of experts; Lee
Simms. Earle Parker, Charles CrOs-
by, John Atkinson, George Dowel.
The alternate is Arthur Reicheit.
Glasses To BE Judged
The classes of livestock to be judg-
ed will be as follows; Fat swine,
breeding swine, fat cattle, breeding
cattle, fat sheep and draft horses.
Insofar as 1t is possible to do so,
the rules and regulations of the Nat
ional Western Stock Show will be
applied to the Roswell contest.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-12-09
LUIS CHAVEZ, A NAVAJO,
WHO KILLED PAT SMITH
MUST SERVE SENTENCE

Conviction of Luis Chavez, a Ma
yajo Indian, of second degree mur-
der in Sandoval county, has been af-
firmed by the supreme court. Chavez
was found guilty of the charge of
killing Pat Smith, a storekeeper at
Seda To. The store was burned down
and Smiths charred remains were
found in the ruins. Chavez and an
other Navajo, interrogated by the
Indian agent at Crown Point, con-
fessed the crime, describing the de-
tails. In later preliminary hearing
in a justice of the peace court, they
confessed again Both Indians were
indicted, but only Chavez tried,
Council Changes Plea
In the trial, counsel for the de-
fense claimed the corpus deficit had
not been established, and sought to
repudate the confessions as having
been extorted. Interesting points
touching upon the use of confessions
in murder trials are decided by the
supreme court. The syllabus says:
Victims Death Established
81. Evidence considered and held
to prove the corpus delicti indepen-
dent of a confession.
"2. II a confession has been
made under circumstances render
ing 1t involuntary, a presumption ex-
lists that a second confession is the
result of the prior Influence. The
circumstances of this case show that
this presumption was sufficiently re-
butted.
Instruction Covered Points
"3. 1t is not error to refuse re-
quested instruction which is merely
cumulative.
"a. A requested instruction which
incorrectly states the law is proper
ly refused"
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-12-09
LECTURE COURSE MONDAY
AND TUESDAY NIGHTS BY
REV. FREDERICK A. HATCH

We are glad to announce that Rev.
Frederick A. Hatch, of Pueblo, will
arrive Sunday, and on Monday and
Tuesday he will deliver course OF
lectures, which may rightfully be
called Community Service" They
embrace a lecture to boys of High
School age, one to mothers on sub
jects which the mothers should teach
their daughters in the home, one to
men and youths over nineteen, one
to both sexs and Of all ages, and a
special talk to Masons.
These lectures are free as they are
given under the auspices of the Scot
tish Rite, the time and places where
they will be delivered will be an
nounced later.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-12-09
LARGE SALE OF SHEEP
AND RANCH PROPERTY
IN WEST PART OF STATE

-Nabor Mirabal, holding an impor-
tant grazing area in western Valen-
cia and Mckinley counties, in the
Zuni mountain district, concluded
the sale Saturday of both ranches
and sheep to N. A. Burgess. of Cali
fornia. who paid 81 a head for ap-
proximately 5000 head of sheep. The
consideration paid for the ranches
was not made public. 1t comprises
several townships of land leased
from the Mckinley Land & Lumber
company. some railroad land, and
some state land. The ranch is one
of the best in western New Mexico.
Mr.. Mirabal was in Albuquerque Sat
urday to close the deal.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-12-09
CAPITAL FROM Ell PASO
FINANCES A MEXICO
COMPANY $500. 900

The Mexico Mining and Develop
ment company, financed by Ell Paso
capital, has been incorporated for
$500, 900, of which 5000 has been
subscribed. The principal office is
in Las Cruces. in charge of Frank
Heron, statutory agent The incor-
porators are: Ola NJ. Jordan, presi-
dent. Ell Paso. $1,000; Walter T.
Scott, Secretary, Ell Paso. $1,000;
Mona Everett. treasurer. Ell Paso,
$1,000: Louis B. Bentley. Organ, n.
NJ, SO.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-12-09
O0NA ANA

At the recent meeting of the Las
Cruces town board, the request of
the Fire Department for the install
lation of a new fire alarm was grant
ed and It was decided TO purchase a
Sterling electric sireen at a cost of
approximately $500. 1t will be in
stalled in the telephone office and
alarms will be given Immediately
they are 'phoned in, as all the op-
orators will have to do is press a
hutton
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-12-09
THE CITY COUNCIL OF
SANTA FE AUTHORIZES
IL PAVING PROJECTS

Decision to make another effort
to pave some of the most important
streets and avenues of the city of
Santa Fe has been reached by the
city council. At a meeting this week,
at which many prominent citizens
were in attendance. a preliminary
resolution was passed authorizing 12
paving projects. II is hoped to get
the plans In such shape as to permit
the construction work on some of the
projects to be commenced next sum-
mer. These projects include paving
on Palace. Washington. Lincoln. Don
Casper, Montezuma and Water.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-12-09
rHAMA ORGANIZES LAND
COMPANY WITH CAPITAL
STOCK OF $4,000. 90

The Lot Nine Land Company. with
Incorporated with an authorized
principal office in Chama, Rio Ar
riba county, has been organized and
capital stock of $4,000. The COM
pany begins business with s2,701
subscribed, which has been taken
by the three following incorporators:
Hugh PEBBLE. Minneapolis. $4,000;
Kenneth A. Heron, statutory agent,
Chama. 500; Ruth W. Heron, Cha
ma, 81.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-12-09
HARDING

The prohibition Officers are max
ing a clean sweep through Roy. Al
ready they have caught two Peddlers
OF hooch here, and expect before long
to have the town rid of the unde-
sirables.
The prisoners were taken to Santa
Fe Thursday. Well We say. Here's
to a better and cleaner town for us" p"
Surely It can do US no harm and we
should always be for the betterment
OF our community.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-12-09
GRANT

Promptly after the awarding OF
the contracts for the new buildings
at Fort Bayard the contractors were
on the ground and the work has
already started. II will be rushed
to completion. The terms of the
contract. calls for the turning over
of the complete job on July 1, just
seven months from the awarding OF
the contract
The contract for the ward building
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-12-09
MRS. GEO. w. PRICHARD
Is APPOINTED MEMBER
PUBLIC WELFARE BOARD

Mrs. George w. Prichard. OF
Santa Fe, has been appointed by Gov.
Mechem a member of the Public
Welfare Board. This is the board
authorized by the last legislature.
merging the Child Welfare and Pub
tic Health Board. Mrs. Prichard
succeeds Mrs. Rome P. Donohoo, who
has removed to California.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-12-09
CURRY

The Chamber of Commerce and
the Kiwanis Club have guaranteed
the Clara Barton Memorial AssOcia-
tion, of which Mrs. Dixie owen is
president a site for the proposed
Clara Barton College as well as S10,-
900, payable when the association
has raised 10000 in the college
fund. The school is to be located
on North Main Street in Mauldin
Heights.-Clovis News.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-12-09
EDDY

One of the most successful Rodeo
contests ever pulled off IN Eddy
county came to a close last Friday
afternoon when cowboys of this sec
tion completed their three days rop-
ing contest for nearly $1,000 in
prizes. Bob Crosby proved the most
consistent roper and took first money
in calves and second in breakaway,
thereby making the highest average
for all three events and getting the
chaps given by the Roberts-Dear-
borne Hardware Co, and the saddle
which was bought by the contest
ants. each paying $500 apiece, as
well as $4,000 for first in calves,
and a like amount in breakaway, he
being second.
Lee Robertson won first prize in
the Breakaway and Allen Holder in
the goat roping contest.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-12-09
DE BACA

Messrs Joe Spratt and II. T, Mere
dith and families, recently from
Horatio, Arkansas, arrived here Sum
day to make their homes in the Sun
shine State. A car of household
goods. implements and livestock ar
rived Monday, and they are occupy
ing houses in North Fort Sumner for
the present,
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-12-09

Sheriff George Spivey and two
prohibition enforcement officers
made a trip to Dalhart' Texas, the
first of the week and on Wednesday
the two officers left for Roy and
Ration in search of the liquor taken
from the ranch house of Henry Gar
zina Saturday night. Warrants were
sworn out by Mr.. Garzina for several
local men and each gave $1,000 bond.
The date of their preliminary hear
ing has not yet been set. Mos
quero Developer.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-12-09
DISSOLUTION NOTICE FILED
BY UNION MINING AND MIL
LING COMPANY OF SOCORRO

Notice of dissolution has been fill
I'd with the state corporation COM
mission by the Union Mining and
Milling Company of Socorro. NJ. E..
Geary, st. Louis, was president;
Harry L. Monroe, st. Louis. secre-
.ary and treasurer; c. E. Moffet,
Socorro, statutory agent.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-12-09

8. e. Cooley. manager of the
Farmers Milling Cooperative Asso-
citation of Mosca. California is in
the city in the interest of his COM
pany which manufactures alfalfa
meal and other livestock food pro-
ducts, which he is offering to live
stock growers in this state.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-12-09

The new dance hall at the opera
house was formally opened on last
Thursday evening with a free dance
given by the opera house manage
ment.
The new hall was made available
by moving the pool tables down into
the basement where they have been
placed along the side of the bowling
alley which is being installed, and
the former pool room converted into
a dance hall. The walls of the rooms
have been redecorated and the floor
finished ed-Dawson News.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-12-09

of the light plant and consists of bat
terry recharging and repairing, oils,
gasoline, greases and electrical sup
plies.
Mr.. Mohler has moved his family
here from Cimarron and they will
make their home in the new house
being erected by j. P. Geyer on the
hill near the school house.-Spring-
er Times.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-12-09

The heating plant is now being
installed in the new school building.
The plant IS being installed by Mr..
Hayman of Amarillo, Texas, and he
states that the plant will be one of
the most up-to-date heating plants
installed in any school building in
this part Of New Mexico.-Roy Span
ish-American.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-12-09

\. J. Randolph returned Thursday
from Kansas City, where he went
with a car of steers which sold for
a very satisfactory price. He stated
that the buyers were assuming a
more optimistic view than usual
Fort Sumner Review.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-12-09
NEW LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY Is ADMITTED
TO WRITE BUSINESS

The Mountain States Life Insur-
ance company. of Denver. has been
admitted to write business in New
Mexico by the state corporation CON-
mission.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-12-09

was awarded to r. E. Mckee, con-
tractor. of Ell Paso. A sub-contract
for all the hauling incidental to the
Mckee contract has been awarded
p. r. Franklin, of Ell Paso, who is
already on the ground with fleet
OF 23 trucks.
Messrs. Houpt and Long, repre-
senting the S. Faith company, who
have been awarded the contract for
the mechanical equipment required
under the new building program, ar
rived this week from Philadelphia,
and are getting an office building
ready and making other needed pre-
parations to work a large force of
mechanics.
The new construction consists of
a two hundred and fifty bed per-
manent infirmatary ward, with COM
plete mechanical equipment, includ
ing kitchens and mess, dental, X-ray,
and laboratory, eye, nose and throat
clinics. They are to be of concrete
construction and so arranged in mar
row wings that all rooms will be
outside rooms and receive generous
sunlight every day. An expenditure
OF SS50,000 will be made.
\ large sevenpa passenger, brand
new Lexington touring car, contain
ing several thousand dollars worth
of booze has been seized by the Grant
county sheriff and the two men driv-
ing the ear have been placed under
arrest.
The seizure was made Thursday
night few miles south of town on
the ridge road by Deputy Sheriff Ray
Grayson, who happened to be down
that way and was attracted by the
suspicious actions of the driver of
this particular car.
Mrs. Susan Uhil, of Silver City,
owner of the building on Bullard
street now occupied by the j. c. Pen
ney company, has planned extensive
improvements to the builing in ac-
cordance with the increasing needs
of the Penney company. Work upon
these improvements will commence
Immediately after the Christmas
rush is over and will be completed
as promptly as possible.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-12-09
HlDALGO

According to c. f. Wheelock, good
work is going on at the Volcano mine
in the western part of the county.
The company is now employing
22 men and are getting out better
and better ore all the time. On the
200-foot level they have encountered
15-foot vein OF 80 ounce silver,
with a rich streak Of $50 ounces or
better.
On the 100 level they have drifted
into an Is foot vein with neither
wall in sight. On the 100 level they
have done $50 feet Of development
work
They have an so foot shaft on the
wyman claim with is to 20 ounce
silver in a 7-foot vein.
Another 60 ton car of ore is ready
for shipment this week.
The Volcano Mining Co., now has
81 claims in this highly mineralized
zone and it is the opinion of the
manager that an enormous silver
camp will be developed.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-12-09

Joe Lusk drove about 500 head
of calves to Seagraves last week He
will ship the steers and deliver the
heifers to some buyer there.
T. VI. Love has finished remodel
ing his home in the west part of
town and moved in last week. He
is having a new garage also.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-12-09
LINCOLN

The Catholic church on Walnut
street has been torn down and re-
CONTINUED on page fiveD
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-12-09

Cook & johnson, of Wilcox, ship
ped last week from the herds OF the
Cureton Cattle Co, l75 head of fine
steers and 200 from the Brock and
Mcdaniel ranches.
As usual they were well pleased
with the stock.-Lordsburg Liberal.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-12-09
COlfAx

In handling a. trunk belonging TO
to Wig Hellig, who arrived in Ration
recently from San Francisco. Calf,
the baggage men broke a bottle OF
bootleg hidden in the trunk. Upon
investigation it was found the con-
tainer was of the 5-gallon demijohn
variety and now he lies in the county
jug. Another trunk contained a very
neat little still.
Hellig evidently decided on the
wrong place when he started out for
a new location for his business.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-12-09
CHAVES

The Misses Mamie Siles and Ann
Novotuy, the two ladies who pur-
chased the Shelby 81 acre orchard
last week are improving it extensiv-
ely. The contract for remodeling
half of the house into a three room
apartment and large Sun parlor was
awarded to McCutcheon and Bur
COON. Mr.. Hester has his tractor
and several big horses out to pull the
stumps of the peach trees. Jones and
Jennings are getting ground ready
for irrigation next week. s. !. Red
field has taken the order to furnish
the smudge pots to keep the frost off
of the good outlook for a big apple
crop for the ladies'.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-12-09

The Eureka Oil Company well To-
Gated near Ration is down nearly
1000 feet, and every indication fav-
orable The management has just
ordered $500 feet of new casing to
permit the further sinking of the
hole.
Fifteen thousand dollars. it is es-
timated. will be required to complete
the job. To cover this. $50 units
of interest are being offered. Eleven
Ration men have already subscribed
$500 each toward the fund
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-12-09
NEW MEXICO
NEWS REVIEW
BERNALILl0

In meeting which lasted all day
Saturday and late Saturday night,
the executive committee of the Agri-
cultural and Live Stock Loan COM
pany of New Mexico approved 800
loans, amounting to more than three
quarters of million dollars. This
brings the entire sum approved by
the company to date to S3,00O,000.
Practically all of the applications
which were looked at were approved.
The amounts ranged from a few hun
dred up into many thousands of dol
lars. The date for the next meet
ing was not definitely decided upon,
as several of the members of the
committee left before the close of
the meeting.
A number of bankers from other
parts of the state were present, in
Guiding William r. Morley, of Mag
dalena; C. G. Mardorf, of Santa Fe,
c. ID. Murray, of Silver City; and
Gregory Page, of Gallup, Roy Nc
Donald, of Albuquerque. The man
ager of the company, C. Z. Bigelow,
was also at the meeting.
Directors of the Borden Clothing
company, of which j. G. Borden is
president, are completing plans for
the opening of their plant at Albu-
querque. This newly organized COM
pany has recently leased the build
ing and equipment of the Union
Overall factory, at Albuquerque,
which went into bankruptcy several
months ago, and was bought at auc-
tion by Siegfried Kahn.
1t is the purpose Of the company
to start mems clothing factory,
which will turn out up-to-date mems
clothing.
Additional equipment, such as
benches and tables are being made,
and it is planned to have most of
the work done by hand.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-12-09

Sixty-one bales of cotton have been
ginned up to date and several more
are expected on the last ginning day
which is December sth.-Lovington
Leader
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-12-09

A careless dropping of a match on
the de Bremond farm northeast of
Roswell resulted in the burning OF
250 acre sait grass pasture. The
fences were saved only after hard
fight by the men on the place.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-12-09

Sam Mohler. formerly of Springer
but for the past year or so. in the
employ of a large lumber concern
near Cimarron. has purchased the
interests Of L. T. Fishburn, known
as the Springer Light company The
business is located In the front room
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-12-09
CATRON

The Quemado school is figuring
on putting in a Domestic Science
outfit about the middle OF next
month, for the benefit of the sixth,
seventh and eighth grades.
Quemado had its first snow last
Thursday night. 1t measured about
an inch deep on the level and It snow
ed all the way to Datil.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-12-09

The residence formerly occupied
by Bera Pinch on West McGaffey was
entirely destroyed by fire recently.
The high wind, and the impossibility
of reaching the premises by the city
fire department left nothing in the
way of the destroying element. Mr..
Pinch had Just moved out and an
other family had partially moved in,
the latter losing all their goods
which had reached the place. The
loss was about $4,000, partially COW
cred by insurance-Roswell News.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-12-09

From a few trees on the old Gene
Hardwick place, at Roswell, c. E.
Bennett has finished harvesting be-
tween 500 and 500 pounds of as fine
pecans as ever grew. These sold
readily at so cents a pound. by pri-
vate sale, and the final closing out
of the remainder to the Gross-Miller
company. These trees were planted
by Mr.. Hardwick about fifteen years
ago, and are neither favorably To-
Gated, or particularly cared for. II
emphasizes the possibilities which
builders of the town overlooked.