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New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-12-23
NEW MEXICO
NEWS REVIEW
Continued from page five.)

Although indicted at the spring ses-
sion OF the Grant county grand jury
Pete Truman, formerly of the ella
section, was not apprehended until
the past week when he was taken
into custody by Chief Deputy Sheriff
Ray Grayson rs miles northeast OF
Alamogordo, where he was engaged
in hauling salt for a ranch outfit. He
was brought back to Silver City and
lodged in the county Jail. Truman is
wanted on a charge OF having as
saulted his tep-daughter.-Silver City
ENTERPRISE.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-12-23

Miss Duncan's High School Fresh
man class held quite a heated debate
last Friday. The subject being Re
solved. That ThcmiStocles was a
greater Statesman than Periclcs.'
Some very convincing arguments were
presented on both sides which show
ed exceptionally good thought and
preparation. The judges decided in
favor OF the affirmative as they sue
ceeded in making five more points
than the negative.-Magdalena News.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-12-23
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department Of the Interior, U. s. Land
Onice at Santa Fe. n. Mex, Decem-
Der 10, 1921.
Notice is hereby given that Manuel
Herrera, of Chamita, n. NJ. who made
Small Holding Claim, No. 5s7s-O413O5.
for Tract 4. in Section II, Township
q ". Range Z E. n. VI. p Meridian
has filed notice of intention TO make
final proof. to establish claim to the
land above described. before U $. Com
missioner. at Espanola. y. NJ. on the
18th day of January. 1922
Claimant names as witnesses:
Amarants Garcia. Venceslao Garcia,
Juan Antonio Martinez. n Antonio j.
Garcia. all of Chamita. ". N.
A NJ. BERGERE. Register.
First Pub. Dec. 1s. 1921
Last Pub. Jan. IL. 1922.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-12-23
SAN JUAN

The Aztec Syndicate well is now
down about 900 feet and the ten inch
casing is being run. The log ITALICS
with No. l except that they started
about 90 feet higher. $50 feet will
probably tap the gas sand.
The drill at the Laplata well is down
1900 feet with a trifle more water
than the No. ! well, otherwise the
log Of the two tallies exactly. About
the same amount OF gas in the same
sands.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-12-23
Your Money Back II Rat-Snap Does
mt Come I'D to These Claims

RAT-SNAP is absolutely guaran-
teed TO kill rats and mice. Cremates
them. Rodents killed with RAT
SNAP leave no smell. Rats pass up
all food to get at RAT-SNAP. Their
first meal is their last. RAT-SNAP
comes in cakes. No mixing. Cats or
dogs won't touch it. Three sizes.
35c. e5c. s1-25. Sold and guaran-
teed by Collins Drug and Stationery
Co., and Kaune Grocery Co.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-12-23
SIERRA

The interior OF Percha Theatre has
been remodeled and electric lights
have been installed. d. +. Heaton
has ordered a new movie electric light
plant and everything will be in read
mess for the Christmas entertainments.
-Hillsboro Advocate.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-12-23

County have increased 273 during the
past year. The total pupils attend
ing the various schools in the coun-
ty are 2783. OF these there are l40S
boys and 1885 girls.
With the above ratio of increase
there should be over 5000 in at
tendance ten years from now. The
sweet potato growers will have a
pretty good home market Tor their
spuds.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-12-23

When well No. !, now nearing COM
pletion, has reached a depth OF 100
feet, brand new 50 foot towers sur
mounted by 10 it. Eclipse windmills
will be placed over wells ) & I. Then
the water from the wells on all four
corners OF the square will pump wa
ter into a large storage tank to be
placed in the middle OF the park.
The dimensions of the storage tank
will be 40 it, in diameter and : #.
high, 1t will be a round galvanized
tank on concrete base. Work will
commence at once.-Elida Enterprise
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-12-23
SOCORRO

H. F. Rothermit, travelling auditor
for the Mountain States Telephone
and Telegraph Co, was in Soeorro
the first OF the week checking up
the OF the local exchange.
He also checked up during the week,
at Magdalena. San Antonio and San
Marcial.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-12-23
OTERO

At Orogrande three very success
iul meetings of the Parent-Teachers
Association have been held, The last
session was a box supper and tho
proceeds will be used Tor the booS
fund.
Under the direction of Ina Work
the efficient club manager, the young
ladies have prepared and enjoyed, the
several luncheons, A pie supper and
sale will be held shortly to raise funds
TO purchase supplies.
The Mt. Park school is enjoying
the benefit OF cooperation between
a Parent-Teacher's Association and
the Civic League. An entertainment
was given recently and the proceeds
used to purchase a tov for the
school. The two organizations hava
donated the equipment to the school
children.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-12-23
MCKINLEY

Town Marshal Julian Turner ar
rested four men, the early part Of
the week, and it was later found that
three of them were wanted in FIRES
no, Cal, They were Frank Sironin
Dick Bogosian and Vaughn Guzelian
Three OF the four, it seems, had
united and beaten up the fourth one
who complained to the authorities.
Their arrest followed, and it devel-
.oped that there were wanted in Fres-
no for forgery and larceny. 1t is al
legged that among their activities was
the theft OF three automobiles.
On April %, this year, Frank Lew
is, was murdered and his body burn
ed to a crisp in the store building
which had been set on fire after the
murder was committed and the store
robbed. Ray Coon and assistants kept
up an eternal watch, making inquiry
into every rumor and chasing every
clue.
Thursday of this week two Nava-
10 Indians were arrested on infor-
nation furnished by two witnesses
who claim that they heard the two
Indians telling how the murder OF
Lewis had been committed.
The sheriff's office is in possession
OF information duplicating these same
two Indians with other crimes that
have been committed in this section.
and which has bafiled the officers for
a long time.
Ray Coon, w. F. Phelps and Hugh
Whiteman arrested the Indians
Gallup Herald.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-12-23
GUADALUPE

J. NJ. Abercrombie delivered 400
head OF cattle to Coe Howard the
early part OF last week.
Thompson & Shipman, Of the An
tonchico grant shipped five cars OF
cattle last week-Satna Rosa Voice.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-12-23

Department Of the Interior. L. 5. Land
Ofice at santa Fe, New Mexico, Dec
ember II, 1921.
Notice is hereby given that Evabell
Minnick. Of stanley, ". NJ. who. on
November rs, 1918. made Homestead
entry, No. O324O5. for EhSWk, Sec.
10; VIZ Sec. Is: Nwh; NkSWA, Sec
ton %, Township IL North, Range
r.. n. NJ. p. Meridian. has filed notice
of Intention to make three year proof,
to establish claim TO the land above
described. before u. s. Commissioner,
at Staney. Santa Fe Co. y. M on the
Bird day of February, 1922.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Mike Robinson, Alfred Eavenson,
Ed Campion, Henry winans, all of
Stanley, n. NJ
A. NJ .BERGERE, Register.
First Pub. Dec. %, 1921.
Last Pub. Jan. Is. 1922.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-12-23
TORRANCE

Kempson Brothers of Carnero arc
thru gathering corn and report they
have enough feed to run them two
years. They have a dozen head OF
work horses and mules. They intend
TO put in at least a hundred acres
OF beans mex year, besides their other
crops.-Encino Enterprise.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-12-23

will be delivered as soon as the fac
tory is in readiness to receive it.
Deming Headlight.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-12-23

Jose Montoya and his FANNY iron,
the J%icarilla district report Il a. they
have just finished picking a ton
OF pinon nuts in the Gal'ina mouA
tains. Don Jose says that several
other families picked as much as they
did while others secured smaller am
cunts. and the combined gatherings
will run into several tons.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-12-23

w. 7. Anderson from Longs near
Portales had 100 acres in broomcorn
the past season which produced II y
tons OF brush for which he received
$3.50 per ton, bringing him $3.50 pc;
acre.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-12-23

Troop A of Estancia has received
thirty-two head of horses and nov
there is more interest to the train
ing.
The stables are almost finished. al
% the store rooms and quarters. Two
large army tents are used for quar-
tiers and the boys have them fixed
mp in regular army style for VIII
ter.
As soon as the buildings are fin
ished work will be pushed on the cor
rails and other Improvements TO the
grounds.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-12-23
ROOSEVELT

The Portsles Valley News says
that logging through the county
school superintendnet's records TIE
pupils attending school in Roosevelt
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-12-23

Plans are being made for a field
meet in this city in February, to be
participated in by the schools OF the
county. Mrs, A. T. Thomas, county
school superintendent, is comforting
with the teachers along this line, and
it is hoped that the field meet dates
can be announced soon. When the
event is held, a display of the work
of the county schools to show what
is being accomplished, will be made.
This progressive step will meet with
the approval Of all, and we are sure
the homes of the town will be thrown
open for the entertainment OF visit
ing pupils during the field meet
Alamogordo Cloudcrofter.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-12-23

The domestic science department o
the Lincoln county school at CAPT
tan equipped a room for serving no
lunches at the noon hour to all stu
dents carrying their meals 10 school
sfhe project is meeting with the ap
proval of the local as well as OF tn
rural patrons.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-12-23
UNION

Sixty students won a place on the
high school honor roll for the third
report period, which ended last week.
This number represents approximate
ly twenty-three per cent of the high
school enrolment. To get on the
honor roll a student must make a
general average OF at least 90. The
winning OF a place on the honor roll
is a distinction OF which every stud
ent should be justly proud because it
represents a high standard OF schol-
arship and achievement.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-12-23
LINCOLN

Thomas Johnson, foreman ri the
Hatchet Cattle company, shipped four
teen cars of cattle from Carrizozo
TO the Kansas City market the lat
ter part Of last week. The shipment
was made up from cattle on the re-
servation and at Nabour's Tank, and
consisted of all classes from yearlings
I'D,
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-12-23

Ray Burgess one OF our most sue
~cessful farmers and feeders This
week shipped to the Kansas City Mar
ket two cars of yearling steers. These
steers have been on feed for 90 days
and are in the finest condition. Sew
eral claim they will tip the scales AT
700 lbs,-Wagon Mound Indcpend-
emf
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-12-23
LUNA

Drillers at the well OF the New
State Oil Association in the Arenas
valley have encountered a showing of
oil at 70 feet, moi in any great guam
tity as yet but sufficient to permit
the collection of good sized samples.
The test well that was started a
few weeks ago is now down to IS
feet, but drilling was suspended on
account of a scarlet fever quaran-
tine in the n~eighborhood of the ac-
%tivities Of the association. After a
delay OF two weeks the drilling was
resumed this week. All the water in
the well has been cased off at 90
feet and no more water is entering
the well.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-12-23

The general merchandise store OF
Florencio Martinez, at Logan, was
robbed last Friday and several dol
lars worth of goods taken.
The thieves were traced to Tucum-
carl and located in a rooming house
While a search warrant was being
obtained they became suspicious and
two of the three Mexicans made
their escape, but Jose Terrazas wa;
captured. With him were found /
number of the stolen articles. Ter
razas pleaded guilty and said the 9th
err two had gotten away with two
suit cases filled with goods.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-12-23

DR.. ]. r. Gilbert and T. A. Muir
head are doing preliminary work pre-
paratory to setting out an orchard
of 1900 apple trees of the Jonathan
variety on their La Luz property.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-12-23
SAN MIGUEL

Quietera Miera, a Scandinavian
woman, was arrested at her home,
Railroad avenue, and on information
said to have been given by her, An
dres Pollock, ~janitor at the Normal
University, was apprehended at his
home by Prohibition Officers John s.
Beayon and ]. d. Hanna OF A%lbuquer-
que.
The arrest of the Micra woman
came largely as an accident, it is said.
The officers had heard that liquor
was being made and sold in that
neighborhood and started to look for
a man whom they suspected. They
were unable to locate him, and in
quired OF a child il she knew any
thing about whiskey being made in
that part OF town. The girl replied,
Sure, right in there" and pointed
to the Miera home,
The officers entered and found two
barrels containing 80 gallons OF mash.
Asked what the stuff was, the wo-
man said it was medicine which she
was rubbing on a mar who suffer
ed with rheumatism in his leg. \
couple of jugs showing that they had
once contained liquor, and a copper
still also were reported found, The
Miera woman is said to have told
the officers that the still was provid-
ed by Pollock. On Friday they were
arraigned before United States Com
missioner w. g. Ogle and bound over
to await a hearing. They were released
on bond believed sufficient to hold
them-Las Vegas Optic.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-12-23
MORA

The Wagon Mound Motor Co. wa,
broken into and robbed OF tires, tubes.
spark plugs and general auto SUP
plies also a shotgun was taken from
a tourists car. Nothing was left in
the cash register when the garage
was closed except pennies, the thief
got all OF them but one. Mr.. Tay-
lor the Manager and the local offic-
ers are inclined to belive it was loo
al parties that did the job and they
expect to get clues later.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-12-23

Alter a delibcration OF two hours.
the jury in the case Of Thomas p.
Pennington, charged with the killing
OF Joe !. Bledscoe on August p last
on the main street OF Las Vegas re
turned a verdict of voluntary maf.-
slaughter Friday aftrnoon. The pen
atty is from one year to ten years
in the state penitentiary. Penning-
tons attorney served notice that they
would file a motion for a new trial.
Blcdscoc a short time before the trag-
edy had threatened the defendant and
on the dav of the killing BlcdScoe
had met Pennington and Miss Jose
phine johnson as they drove into
town in the defendants car and had
followed them to the place where
the tragedy shortly afterwards oc-
Cured. Jealousy is supposed to have
caused the trouble as Miss Johnson
had at one time been engaged 10
Bledscoe.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-12-23

E. B. Lovelace. the Scholle stock
man. bought two hundred and fits
yearlings and B. F. Pankev of Santa
Fe. purchased two hundred and fifty
cows. Howard Payne, OF Willard.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-12-23

The Junior Red Cross is busy iiX-
ing up boxes OF eats for the Christ
mas dinner of the tubercular soldiers
in the United States Government san
itarium at Fort Bayard. The Junior
Red Cross joined with the Senior Red
Cross to make the soldier-patients
happy during the Christmas holidays.
Clayton Citizen.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-12-23
HARDING

After viewing the smoldering ruins
public and High School building which
was recently destroyed by fire at Roy
the progressive members OF the board
of education held a meeting at the
First National Bank building. Plans
were outlined and the contract for
the erection Of a duplicate building
will be let as soon as the insurance
is adjusted.
Detectives have been on the job
and from reports the guilty party
or parties will be arrested in the near
future The school board has offered
a reward of 81 900 for information
that will lead to the arrest and con
viction OF the person or persons who
poured gasoline over the interior Of
the building and then set lire to same.
James c. Lloyd and w. G, Mcclure
have purchased fifteen lots from John
u. Tobler of Mosquero. These lots
are located in the Brown addition
in the south part OF town. w. G. Nc
CURE has purchased the lease on a
school section six miles north of Mos
quero of James c. Lloyd.
A post of the American Legion TO
be known as the Mosquero Post has
been organized at Mosquero with six
teen charter members. Paul King
bury is temporarily in charge and
permanent officers will be elected
shortly.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-12-23

At Porter, Quay county % boys
and girls are working with enthusi-
assn and enjoying the hot lunch work
The new projetct has been a decided
success in this school. \ report says
that a person visiting this school at
the noon hour would get the I'M
preston that the project had been
carried on there for some time in
stead of a few days.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-12-23

United States Commissioner T. J
Cole of Columbus recently held Eu.
gene Connolly and Charles Pifer Of
Deming on charges of transporting
liquor, fixing their bond at $1,000 each
1t was stated by the sheriff's mer
who made the arrest that Is gal
Ions of liquor were found at a spot
where it is alleged t. have been hid
den by the accused.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-12-23

Ratcliff Brothers shipped two car
loads OF cattle from Dedman on Sat
urday and one from Des Moines on
Monday, They have been quite ac-
tive the past few weeks in buying
live stock. Newt Click is also buy
ing extensively. Most of the ship
ment OF these buyers are from Des
Moincs over the {. & :.
B. F. Nottingham lost four good
Holstein COWS last Sunday on account
Of their breaking into the ground feed
and corging thcmselyes-Des Moines
Swastika.
The Des Moincs Trapshooting Club
is going to give a big rabbit shoot
on January ?, 1922. The permit has
been received from the state game
warden and the club is getting things
lined up for 4 big time.
About the largest wheat deal that
has ever been made in Union oun
ty was made this week by the Otto
Johnson Mercantile Co, when NJ. {.
Johnson closed a deal with .kriSt
+. Sachc, John Staynoff, George Bel
chcif, Krit Dcineitroii, all OF Sofia,
for 5000 bushels. The price paid was
95 cents per bushel and was Is cents
higher than any offer that had been
made them. They received offers
fro mseveral towns along the railroad
before dealing with Mr.. Johnson
Clayton News,
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-12-23

The manufacture of the North Au-
tomato alfalfa baler will be started
here within the next thirty days. ac-
cording TO a statement by c. s
Ceaver. president of the Mimbres
Valley Land & Utilities Company, and
the number Of hands to be employed
IN the factory that will be erected
will be 1900 to be increased later TO
1000 or more as the needs of the com-
pany demand more labor.
The factory will include machine
shops, furnaces and every other ia
cility needed in an establishment OF
this kind, and railroad facilities for
handling the freight in and out OF
the factory have already been as
sured. Machinery to the value OF
10000 has already been purchased and
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-12-23

]. A. Oden shipped a carload %
cattle from his ranch neal Amarillo.
Texas TO his big acreage near Glen
rio.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-12-23

Jose Morales and Jose Maria Lopez
were arrested near Cambray Thurs
day morning by Harry Biehn and B
/. Brown, federal officers, and Dep
uty Sheriff Edgar May, and were
brought before Justice {. c. Roger.
here on a charge OF carrying deadly
weapons while engaged in transport
ing Intoxicating liquor. Morales
pleaded guilty and was held to await
the action OF the district court, but
Lopez fought the charge and was
bound over TO the mex grand jury in
$500. District Attorney Forrest
Fielder conducted the prosecution and
Attorney George Estes defended Lo-
PEE.
The liquor seized by the Officers
consisted of % quarts of tequila and
1S gallons of alcohol, and the Dodge
car in which the liquor was being
transported was also taken by the
officers.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-12-23

First Pub. Dec. %, 1921.
Last Pub. Jan. IS. 1922.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-12-23

First Publication oct n, lq2l
Last Publication Dec. 30, 1921
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-12-23

The J.. A. Oden ranch house. oc-
cupied by Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Snider
was completely destroyed by fire
Thursday noon. The household good,
were saved. The damage is estimat-
ed to amount over 5000.
The Rock Island Railroad has fin
ished laying heavy steel rails on the
state line at G1enrio. The foreman,
George Vores, received orders for ter
more miles extension for further work
west of here. The ditcher is nov
engaged at the cap rocks, widening
the cut. The company will put in 4
well and coal shut at Cap Rock, and
move the well and coal shute from
Adrian. The working force has been
further reduced from & TO 20 men
-Glenrio Tribune.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-12-23

First Publication October Il. 1921.
Last Publiration December 20 l2&:.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-08-19

scious OF flying through the air, and
Of hitting the floor some yards from
the door. He made frantic effort
70 rise. but the pain was too great,
and he rolled over cursing. while the
soldier. his hand on the door-knob.
laughed gently.
~Fll keep the toothplek," he re-
marked. as q memento."
The next moment he was striding
along the corridor toward the ele-
vstor. As = eight II had been poor
zoe, but his brain was busy with tns