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New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-05-20
CURRY

OF some fifteen stills found in Cur
ny county since the advent of the
dry law, the largest, and perhaps the
most complete one yet to fall into the
hands of the authorities was one
picked up Thureday night by FEEDER
al Agent Carl Gordon, and III Mon
lingo, and Pat Woods, dcputy sher-
IFS.
The still had been operated in what
is known as Grape Vine Canyon, in
the breaks, forty miles north of here,
although the home brewing outfit
with its appurtenances was found
buried in a haystack above the cap
took.
Several barrels OF mash, and guam.
titles Of corn and rye were found
Jess Leach, age u, was arrested and
alleged to have confessed to the OPP
GRAFTON of the still.
Its capacity is said to be Is gal
Ions. A IS gallon keg containing
some OF the finished product was
brought in by the deputies. Another
small home-brewing outfit was CON
fiscated by the officers, although they
have not been yet able to connect
any parties with its operation.
Officers have positive information
that the still found was made in thi,
city. They believe several stills have
been made here and sold TO parties
living in this region. The case is be.
ing Investigated by federal agents.
Clovis Journal.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-05-20

Logan voted a 100000 bond Mon
day for the purpose of erecting a new
school building, 40 votes were cast,
showing ia for and e against the
bonds.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-05-20

Work on the new Episcopal church
at Clovis is being pushed. This build
ing, when completed will be one OF
the prettiest churches in New MeXicc
and a credit to Clovis.
Rev. Brander. local pastor. states
that 5000 is now being spent in stuc-
Going. installing doors and windows
and completing the vestry room.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-05-20
LUNA

As a result of an alteration lie
tween a corporal and private OF /
company. recently the corporal lies
at the point of death and the private
is in the camp guard house.
II appears from details available
that the corporal was taking the nriv-
ate 70 tast abort some neglected DUTY
when attacked by him with a ser
vice pistol The shot took effect inst
over the heart.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-05-20

Wyeth Mcdonald, son OF State
Senator ]. A. Mcdonald and Mrs.
Mcdonald of Kelly is at the Socorro
hospital, where, just as 500 as his
condition will permit, he will undergo
an operation for a serious case of
appendicitis, with which he has been
suffering for over three weeks.-So-
zorro Chieftain.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-05-20

Itrst cutting III alfalfa, which IS
rather later than usual on account
of the backwardness of spring, is
progressing nicely though the weld
is quite light The market is hold
ing steady and is somewhat better
than was anticipated The Pecos
Valley Milling company. millers OF
alfalfa meal, recently spent about
$1,000 repairing and renovating their
big plant at Dexter in reparation for
unusually heavy business.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-05-20

Visa are building larger and more
substantial school buildings, while
Forest is building an addition to their
school buildings.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-05-20
GUADALUPE

Upon complaint and information OF
Mrs Nellie Duren, the sheriffs Of
flee on Tuesday arrested Feliberto
Olivas charged with the murder OF
]. w. Mayes on April 10Th. 1921. The
preliminary examination was had be-
fore Justice Sierra. Very little in
eliminating testimony was presented
against Olivas and defendant was
placed under $1,000 bond for his APP
pearance before the grand jury al
the regular September term of the
district court.
District Attorney Luis f Armiio
conducted the prosecution while the
defendant was represented BY VI. r.
Baker and w. {. Burnett.
The professional ladies of Santa
Rosa known as midwives have cal
led a strike o r perhaps a lockout
would be a better word Two or three
have set a scale of prices and declare
all others must conform to the scale
or be ousted from the union. In the
meantime those anticipating NEEDING
any OF these ladies will have TO post
pone the expected interesting event
or put up with simply a doctors care
Santa Rosa Sun.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-05-20

The bridge force OF the Rock Is
land Railroad is constructing a bridge
a couple of miles east OF Glenrio.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-05-20

are being used in the construction of
two new houses at the dairy. and for
the new check cabin and lamp house
at No. 7 tipple.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-05-20

The fued which has existed in the
Gladstone ncighborhood for two or
three years, eliminated in a shooting
affray. As a result. one man, s. s.
Leach farm near Gladstone, a few
and +. Q. Ward were arrested. Star
key j., carrying a wound in his left
shoulder.
The shooting took place on the
Leach farm near Gladstone, 4 few
days ago. Starkcy and Ward waived
preliminary hearing and their bonds
were fixed at $1,000 and $500 res
pectivcly, and on filing OF the bonds
they will be released to await the
action of the grand jury,
There has been trouble in this com
munity for several years. and the
killing was no surprise to the officers.
1t seemed as though it was a general
custom to carry arms, as the officers
brought back two rifles. two Colts six
shooters, and TWO automatics. besides
a belt full of ammunition. According
t. late reports, Starkey was more
seriously wounded than was at first
believed, which may cause him the
loss OF his lett arm-Clayton Cite
zen.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-05-20

A fine rain fell last Friday. west
and south OF %Loyington, filling the
lakes, and in some places the water
ran knee deep through the eorrals.
This is a GREAT benefit to the ranch
crs who were lucky enough to pet
the rain.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-05-20

wan Pace has started a months
work on the Mescalero road. He viii
then again take MP the gravelinr of
the T~ularosa-A 1amokordo road Ard
also after the first wet rain he will
drag the last mentioned road-Tula-
rosa Tribune.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-05-20

The Chamber of Commerce ban
quet given at tho High School Audi
forum recently was attended by
about $50 public spirited men and
women. The spread was prepared and
served by the ladies of the Baptist
church and it was a feast in the tru-
est sense of the world.
w. B. Cramer, chairman of the ex-
ecutive committee of the Chamber OF
Commerce, presided over the meeting
and c. w. Harrison, acting as toast
master. introduced the speakers in an
appropriate manner. The speakers OF
the evening were s. A. Jones. g p.
Kuykendall, Alex Shipley, l.. D. Mo
wat and Carl {. Magee, editor of the
Albuquerque Morning Journal-Clov-
is News.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-05-20

Ed and Earl Hendricks. from Riv
er>idc report that there is some fruit
left in their section. Mr.. Dick has a
good crop Of one variety OF peaches.
and he predicts enough fruit Tor couu-
~ use. but very little for shipment
this year.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-05-20

Monday night at the Las Cruces
Armory a meeting was held under the
auspices of the American Legion and
the Las Cruces Chamber of Com
merce, for the purpose Of comforting
with Adjutant General Brown on the
matter of the formation of two COM
panies of Combat Engineers for Las
Cruces Headquarters; also to consid-
err repairs to the Armory.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-05-20

One thousand head Of steers. ones
and twoS were contracted here last
Saturday by the Peoples State Bank
and the Alamo State Bank TO Hanks
Bros. Of Denver. Colo.
u price was twenty and thirty
dollars a head Delivery was made
May 18th and the steers shipped to
Colorado-Alamogordo Cloudcrofter
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-05-20

At a recent meeting Of the 49, !
Of directors of School District Mum
Der 2, it was decided to call an ell
G, ton on June % ior the purpo e ti
voting on the question of a bond is
sue in the sum OF $500, to be used
to build an additional room to the
L, +. ID. School house. This school
has an enrolment of 90 students, and
these are crowded into two rooms.
The additional room, according t o E
{. Hill, county school superintendent
is a necessity.-Roswell News.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-05-20
De BACA

Eight laborers formerly employed
by the Santa Fe, were deported TO
old Mexico, from fabian this week.
The men had been caught in petty
pilfering and had acted in other cb-
noxious manner, since their lay Off
by the railroad company. Eight OF
them had no passports, and they
were taken in charge by an officer
OF the immigration department of the
government-Fort Sumner Leader.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-05-20

Workmen are busy remodclire the
cast half OF the McGaficy building at
Pennington which viii soon be occu-
pied by II. ". Gibson. who is putting
IN . cash and carry grocery stor,.
TIE Pennington Hustler saws that
the Shiprock school and agency has
been sadcned by the untimclv death
Of DIR. John { Graffin. which o-crr-
red or Ntnjav about 2 O'Clock. after
~ illness a. nine days. He was ,r---
1usly III iron TIE very beginning and
rr. SamunH- held ont but little hopes
after the first few days. The disease
seemed 10 be influenza OF a very vio-
lent type. running a very high tenn
perature and producing delirium most
Of the time The similarity OF his
case with that OF DR.. Geo. H Davis
who died in February. is very marked
both IN the history of the case and
TIE fact that both seem to have CON
tracted the disease in treating Indians
in the vicinity OF Red Rock.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-05-20
HIDAlGO

J II. White, the well known en-
gineer and mining man, of the Oh
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-05-20

tWo HCW nousSS dt tHC udH y dHu lOi
the new check cabin and lamp house
at No. 7 tipple.
The contractor, who has just fin
ished the grading of the highway
from Colfax to the junction with the
Maxwell road, is now opening gravel
pits in the vicinity of Colfax, prepar-
atory to the surfacing of the road
This work will be started within a
few days.-Dawson News.
The Dawson Welfare Committee
at its regular fortnightly meeting on
Saturday, launched plans for the
holding of a rousing fourth of July
celebration for Dawson. Committees
were appointed, entertainment feat
ures were discussed and arrangement
made for extensively advertising the
celebration throughout neighboring
territory. A full program of athletic
events including tennis, baseball con-
tests, field sports, dancing. tug-of-
war and booze matches will be pro-
vided. Public speaking, a barbecue
and fireworks in the evening will also
be features of the day. Music will
be furnished by the Dawson band
One of the biggest school demon
STATIONS ever held in Ration took
place Friday afternoon on the base
ball diamond.
All the children in the schools be
low the senior year in high school
participated making approximately
200 children on the program, The
field day program illustrated the
work Of the department of physical
education, The numbers included folk
dances, and games.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-05-20
UNION

+. \. Boiler was tried beeorc Jus
tice OF the Peace Snyder for allow
ing and permitting members OF his
family to leave his house while same
were under quarantine for scarlet
fever. Two children, Berniee and
Ralph Boher, were the one permit
ted to break the quarantine. The
case was prosecuted by the county
health officer.
Justice Snyder stated that this be-
inc the first case of the kind to come
before him. he would only assess the
minimum fine in each case, the fine
and costs amounting to Slz.50
The Judge stated emphatically that
hereafter lie would assess the maxi
mum penalties for violation OF the
quarantine laws as he considered
their infraction to be very dangerous
to the public. The maximum fine is
$1,000, and ninety days in jail-Ciay-
ton News.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-05-20

The Wilson Company has purchas-
ed 1900 acres Of land on the north
end OF the Old Bell ranch near Mos
quero and viii lay same out into small
farms and place it on the market
within a few weeks. The land is
some Of the best on the Mesa and
is valuable farming land and its close
proximity TO the County Seat will
make it sell very rapidly.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-05-20

Trirty-five students OF the Clovis
High School will graduate this year.
The graduating class is composed of
p young ladies and - young men.
Commencement exercises will be
held in the high school auditorium on
the evening of May 20. Rev. Ted P.
Holificld, pastor of the First Prcsby-
terrain Church of Canyon, Texas, will
deliver the class address.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-05-20
EDDY

JOInl AluIldn, VI VINO
was camped at his ranch house look
ing after his cattle on the range near
the Seerist water hole about % miles
from Hope, is dead from the effects
Of drinking water from one of the
pals in his house a few days ago. He
had boiled two buckets OF water be-
fore leaving the ranch for the range
and returning about loon tired and
thirsty, had taken up one of the buck
cts and drank deeply of its contents,
not stopping to taste until after he
had quenched his thirst.
When he realized that he had
drank poisoned water he mounted his
horse and rode over a mile to his
nearest neighbor. Roy Shaffer TO Sc
cure an anidote. The poison had done
its work and in a short time after
his arrival there he fell dead on the
porch of the Shaffer ranch house.
Murrah lived long enough to give
out all the facts possible and insist
ed on his neighbor sending for the
two buckets of water at once Three
days later William Murrah was ar
rested charged with having poisoned
the water which is supposed to have
caused the death of his brother. He
is at present in Jail in Carlsbad. Muir
rah is survived by his wife and child
rem who live at their Lakewood home.
He is the fourth OF his family who
have died violent deaths. the others
being his father, and his brothers
Roy and Bob who met their death
by assassins bullets.
Troop B has received a rolling
kitchen as a part OF its equipment.
as well as other articles necessary to
the proper equipment OF a troop %
cavalry. The kitchen is on wheels
and consists of a number OF recep,
acles which receive heat from a fire
pot built to one side of the boxlikc
structure, which also heats the oven
Tor baking purposes.
The well being drilled in blackberry
Draw by the drilling syndicate has
struck a fine flow Of good water, and
the syndicate has been busy since en-
d~oavoring to case the water off so
the drilling for oil nay continue. The
water IS said to be about the same as
that in the Public Utilities company's
and the Jones wells, and cannot be
lowered by pumping. The syndicate
has tried cement, and now is using
clay, more than two tons having been
put in the well to stop the flow OF
water.-Carlsbad Argus.
{. w. Bceler, a cattle buyer of
Kingsley, Kansas, accompanied by C..
r. Johnson and Roy Larson, were in
Carlsbad, the latter part OF last week
loading out 100 of the Paul Ares ca,
lie
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-05-20

and will be occupied by the Las CRU
ces Drug Co, the Western Union, and
Speer's Barber shop.
Directly across the street the Lob
man block, has received an entirely
new front-most glass-capped with
a cornice of LAS Cruces marble
The building presents a very hand
some appearance. Broaddus Jewelry
Co., and f. T. Johns, tobacco and
news stand, occupy this building. In
addition to new buildings and i'm
provements on Main street, residenc-
es numbering at least fourteen have
gone up during the past year and
contracts have been let for others
besides which several have announc-
ed their intention of building this
summer
A contract will soon be let for sew
eral blocks of cement paving, also
for two fine concrete bridges to cross
the irrigation canal, one near the Me
thodist church and one near the Lor-
etto Academy. Besides this, cement
walks are being laid on Church street.
Las Cruces Republic.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-05-20
SAN MIGUEL

Charged with opening a let
ter and extracting a gov
crnment check addressed to a
soldier. Edwafde Duran and
lsadoea Apodaca, one postmaster and
the other a postal cmploye at Chape-
rito, were arraigucd before United
States Commissioner w. G. Ople here
Saturday night and held over for ac-
ton OF the Grand Jury in the sum
Of 5000 bail each.
The accused men waived a hear
ing It is alleged that the accused in
their official capacity came into pos
session OF a letter addressed to a
soldier and in which was a check in
the sum of $50. This they are al
legged to have taken and cashed, ap-
propriating the money to their own
use.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-05-20

Four hundred dollars was raised
in Albuquerque on Saturday for the
Salvation Army by the girls who sold
tags in the business district. With
what subscriptions were secured earl
Ter in the week, the sum raised is
over $1,000. The canvassing contin-
ued this week and there is no doubt
that the organization will exceed its
quota of $4,000.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-05-20

Among recent real estate deals in
the Mospucro vicinity, we have not
Cd the following. ] b. Duvall has
purchased the 800 acre ranch from
Canuto Romero and Mr.. Romero and
family have moved to Las VEGAS
where they viii reside in the future
BENJAMIN F. Brown has also pur-
chased the 100 acres from Tacinto
Galindre.-Roy Spanish American.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-05-20

{. w. Beeler, a cattle buyer of
Kingsley, Kansas, accompanied by G..
r. Johnson and Roy Larson. were in
Carlsbad, the latter part Of last week
loading out 100 of the Paul Ares cat
tte
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-05-20

The force of workmen making coke
blocks completed an order for 10000
blocks on Friday These blocks
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-05-20
is reported in a critical condition.
Columbus Mirror.

Drilling at Angelus well No. ! has
been going forward steadily all week
in 24-hour shifts. 1t is reported that
the present depth is over 1900 feet
and that an average OF about 40 feet
per day is being made. Interesting
developments may be expected in the
near future.
All of the equipment for Angelus
No. 2, which is % miles north OF
Deming, is now on the ground, with
the exception of a small amount OF
conductor casing, which is the light
casing used in the preliminary work
on a well, and this casing is expect
ed very shortly.
Drilling on the Florida well, five
miles northeast OF town, is being held
up on account of the illness of the
head driller, but it is expected that
they will be able to resume opera
tons shortly.
A number of prominent mining men
OF Wichita Falls, Texas, and vicinity
were in Deming relative to the fur
Their organization and development of
the Grey Eagle Mining Company, or
gained some time since with hold
ings OF p claims on the east slope
OF the Floridas. B. Seals of Wichita
Falls is manager Of this company
and has associated with him his bro
Their, David Seals; and three other
men, all OF Wichita Falls. ]. A. Haines
OF this city, a so~n-in-la law of Mr.. En-
glish, is also interested in this COM
pany.
A number OF Mexicans have been
put to work on a large ore vein which
has been opened up on the property,
and 1t is expected that at least three
cars of ore will be shipped to the Fl
Paso smelter before many weeks. Mr..
Seals has completed arrangements
with the FL Paso smelter to handle
the immediate output OF the Grey
Eagle company.-Deming Headlight.
X. L. Ferguson Of Hondale was in
Deming a few days ago superintend-
ing the shipping of about 5000 pounds
OF mohair to a storage warehouse in
Boston, where it will be held for high
er prices. The market at the present
time is about Is cents per pound. Mr..
Ferguson stated that that this re-
presented the clip from 900 head OF
goats.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-05-20
ROOSEVELT

Lee Garrett, who lives five miles
northwest OF Portales reports that
two dogs are causing considerable
loss among the farmers in his neigh
borhood, by killing cattle. These are
two large brown Collies which have
become outlaws and are ranging in
that settlement and killing calves and
COWS.
A strong effort will be made to
kill the dogs and every farmer in
that section will aid in their destruc-
ton.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-05-20
LINCOLN

Corona was the scene of a shoot
ing Wednesday afternoon. When Or.
Johnson and the sheriff. reached Co
roma they found that DIR. Davis hal
been shot in the wrist and in the
neck. Neither wound appeared. from
examination. TO be serious.
Dir. !. T. Stone !, charged with the
shooting. The near tragedy. it !,
said. is the result Of a disagreement
ove a case.
DR.. Stone had a hearing before Jus
ticc Wctmorc. He waived examine
ton aud W7s placed under a S1.00'
bond. The bond was givcu and the
defendant released -Carrizozo News.
The general store has closed at
Ancho, the brick plant having shut
some time ago. That leaves only
the school and postofficc in opera
ton in what was until a short time
back a rather live Industrial center.
There was a heavy rain fall and
hail in parts OF this country Thurs
day afternoon. Down the south side
of the Captain mountain the rain and
hail were heavier r. A. Hurt re
ports the loss OF about fifteen young
calves from the effects Of the hail.
A statemct of the financial eondi-
tion OF The First State Bank Of Can't
tan shows that Notwithstanding the
hard times prevailing the bank has
on hand $85,9S065 subject to check.
which principally belongs to the peo-
pie of this part OF the county.-Capi-
tan Mountaineer.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-05-20

The county road gang is working
or the road from Roswell to the
Lincoln county line, a distance of 81
miles. This is the road to Pine Lodge
and is to be put in the best condi-
ton possible. At the Cartwright eros
sing over Salt Greek a new bridge
is to be built.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-05-20

Gus Gober, a Texas real estate OPP
orator, won a suit in District Court
against Attorney John Morrow for
a commission alleged to be due on
the sale of a tract Of land.
The verdict was for S2.057 with in
terest at ten per cent from January
!. 1919. to date. The plaintiff sued
for v e $4,000. Gober alleged he in
PRODUCED the Stein brothers to Mr..
Morrow and was instrumental in
bringing about the sale Of a tract OF
land to the Stems. Mr.. Morrow con
tended the deal in which Gober was
involved did not take place and that
the Texan had nothing to do with
the sale executed
The Jury was out only a few min
utes.-Raton Range.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-05-20

Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Coyle. OF Ci
caeo. have been Tularosa vrsitor.
since last Saturday with Mrs F n
Hastings and the Friblev family.
They motored from Chicago in their
Jordan car and expect TO leave Mon
day for California and Arizona and
intend to again stop on their return
trip.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-05-20

Thirty-three Catholic priests from
the district which extends from Je-
mez to Las Cruces, attended the
|semi-annual ecclesiastical conference
held in Albuquerque last week
Archbishop DAGGER, of Santa Fe,
presided over the conference. Sew
eral papers on theological subjects
were read. The next conference will
be held here in September.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-05-20

A car containing a cargo of cotton
caught fire at fabian Wednesday
and an attempt was made to flood
it with water. without the desire
results. Then the engine was coup
led to the car and it was drawn off
TO a clear distance, so there woI',l
be no damage to the surrounding
property.-Taiban News.