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New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-23
GUADALUPE

Three light towers, about six feet
high and in a form of a triangle have
been placed on the high ground north
west of the Tranquilino Apodaca ranch
in Township north, range nineteen
east. 1t is supposed that these lights
are for the purpose of signals for
flying machines OF the government
The lights are furnished by electric
batteries.-Santa Rosa Voice.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-23

A benefit dance was given at Albu-
querque Friday evening under the dir
ection of Miss Irene Burk, county
school superintendent, and staff Of
teachers which was a decided success.
Nearly 1000 people attended the dance
which was held in the Armory and
almost $500 was taken in. The only
expense of the entire affair was the
music. The hall, printing, advertis-
ing, lights and work, were all donated
free.
As the result of this huge success
about seventy-five poor "kiddies' OF
Bernalillo county will be able to con-
tinue with their school work regard
less of the high price of books.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-23
LINCOLN

Ben Rentfro was in from his stock
ranch west of the Malpais and stated
that he intended shipping carload
of fat steers to the Kansas City mar
ket. but learned while here that he
could not do so at a profit, as the
freight rates are too high and the
market price for cattle too low. Mr..
Rentfro is preparing to cut and stack
20 or so tons of prairie hay TO feed
his stock in the spring, when range
feed plays out. This is an exception
ally good year for wild hay.-Carrizo-
20 News.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-23
EUCENIO BACA ESCAPES
INJURY IN WRECK

Mr.. Baca of the o. K Barber shop
and Mercedes Trujillo narrowly es-
capped injury when the car in which
they were riding smashed into tree
at the corner Of Don Gaspar and
De Vargas streets, Tuesday. Septem-
Der 10Th. The car, a new paige. was
almoste total wreck The crank shaft
was so deeply irnbeded in the tree
that a heavy truck had to be used to
move the car away from the scene
of the accident
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-23

Faustin Hernandez of Mosquero, has
completed the residence house built
on Cedar Street and has already con-
tracted it for good monthly sum
to one of the many applicants for
houses to rent and expects to COM
mence another house in the near fu-
ture. He is building neat little four
room adobe houses and already has
several applications for the house that
he expects to commence in the near
future.-I'he Spanish American.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-23
LEA

DR.. and Mrs. G. T. Veale OF Dali
las, Texas, who are old friends of
Daddy Heard, passed thru Lovington
Monday and were his and Mrs. Frank
Miser's guests that night. The Veales
are moving 1000 cows and calves from
Cochran county ranch of the Slaugh-
ter Cattle Co., to a ranch near FL Pa
so. DR.. and Mrs. Veale are driving
thru in their car and keeping in con-
stant touch with the herd.-Lovington
Leader.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-23
cHAVES

The regular weekly meeting of the
Roswell Kiwanis Club was held Thurs
day evening at 80 o'clock. A re-
ception dinner was given at the Gilke-
son Hotel in honor of DIR. II. M.
Bowers, Governor of the Southwest
Kiwanis district. 7 his affair was an
interesting and important event and
proved a decided success.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-23
DONA ANA

What local officials of the U. S.
Reclamation Service say is worlds
record for ditch digging and shaping
was accomplished when a P x Il
dragline excavator working on the
Braito lateral, south of Las Cruces,
removed II, go cubic feet of earth and
built banks on both sides of the ditch.
The machine, manned by Ross 0.
Smalley, operator and Thomas J. Will
liams, oiler, is equipped with half
yard bucket. The average daily dig
ging was ABS yards, removed at cost
of eight cents a yard. The highest
run was 800 linial feet of six-foot bot
tom ditch.
The Reclamation Service also has
a Ruth dredger, manned by o. M
Austin, operator, and B. F. Hess, oil
er, at work cleaning and shaping dit
dles on the Armijo lateral. The ma
chine is equipped with l6-horse-pow--
er engine, and uses seven gallons OF
gasoline day 1t digs $50 yards a
day. at a cost of 10 cents yard. The
high run for one day is l,7OO linial
feet.-Las Cruces Republic.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-23

Last Sunday T. T. Childers OF Yeso
delivered a bunch of 347 lambs at the
Vaughn stock yards to an Oklahoma
buyer.
They averaged 90 pounds per hcad.
Mack Maxwell and Mrs. Daniels de-
livered 500 head of sheep and lambs
at the Vaughn stock yard to the same
Sumner Review.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-23

Fort Sumner Leaders office several
stalks of June corn and small bunch
of Siberian millet, raised on his farm
in the Gerhardt valley, north of Fort
Sumner. The corn is about IL foot
tall and he says it has from two to
four ears to the stalk. He has only
five acres of this. His millet is fine.
He has altogether, over 100 acres in
fine crops.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-23
new MEXICO
NEWS REVIEW
BERNALill0

The plant of the Union Overall Man
ufacturing company of Albuquerque,
located at 9l7 South Second street,
including the site, building, machinery,
furnishings, raw, and finished materi-
al, has been sold for $500 to Louis
Heyman, manager of Kahn Bros. dry
goods store the highest bidder at the
public auction held at the factory. Mr..
Heyman agreed to assume the mort
Ngage for $500 held by ]. D. Eakin.
The bid of Mr.. Heyman was the
only one made. He offered to take it
at the figure which he offered, or to
give $4,000 for it with the title clear
ed
The sale was conducted under the
authority of the board of directors
of the company, who became trustees
of its assets upon its dissolution.
Mr.. Heyman stated that he did not
wiJh to say, as yet, whether he would
open up the factory in the near fu-
ture.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-23

Frank Banks purchased lumber of
Wilson Company this week to build
a new granary. This makes thirty
seven new granaries for which this
company has lately furnished the ma
terial.
II. c. Bentley has finished drilling
one hundred acres to wheat for VIM.
McAfee. He will put over two hum
dred acres in wheat on the Bentley
farms.-Mills Developer.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-23
CURRY

The famous Kanard wheat which
has produced from two to six bushels
more per acre throughout the state
of Kansas has been introduced in diff
ferent parts of New Mexico and in
most cases has proved more success
ful than the common Turkey red. A
number Of farmers in Curry County
have tried out Kanard wheat and it
has been found to yield from four to
six bushels more per acre than the
ordinary Turkey red.
c. II. DeLozier of Pleasant Hill had
especially good success with Kansas
wheat fhis year and has supplied a
number of the farmers in the Pleasant
Hill community with seed.
Last week F. P. Spencer, who re-
Gently purchased the Num- Electric
Co, here, Offered a prize of twenty
five dollars for the one suggesting the
best name for his store. He had many
suggestions but finally decided upon
the name Spencer Electric Com
pany," suggested by Mrs. Earl Chand-
Ter of Grier.
Mr.. Spencer will add some new lines
soon and broaden the scope of his
business.
THE Curry County Fair is going to
be a success this year. All commit
tees on the job making preparations
for the event which will be held Oct
ober 8, z, and 8.---Clovis News.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-23
KU KLUX KHAN CAUSE
OF MUCH EXCITEMENT IN
CONGRESS AND elsewhere

Washington, sept. Zl.- Federal
authorities are going to fire two shots
into the white-robbed ranks of the
Ku Klux Klan.
The first probably will be thor
ough investigation of the order by
the department of justice.
The second will be a congressional
inquiry.
William Joseph Simmons, known
as member of the Invisible Empire,
may be summoned from his head
quarters at Atlanta, to Washington to
present his case.
The postoffice department is seek
ing to determine whether the Klan
has violated postal regulations.
Heads of the American Federation
of Labor are warning their thousands
of adherents to steer clear OF the
Klan.
100000 Members
The Klan claims a total member
ship of 100000 and says it is calling
900 fresh recruits to the colors every
week
Its officers say it is a fraternal pa
triotic organization based on the trad
ing of the Ku Klux Klan which flour
ished in the south during the recon-
structon period following the Civil
War.
They say it is dedicated to loyal
Americ anism, white supremacy and
the protection of American woman
hood.
Klan Parades in Shawnee
Shawnee. Okla. Sept. 2l.-Three
hundred members of the Ku KluS
Klan in official regalia, paraded
through the main streets of Shawnee
and Tecumseh last night after cap
turing the night editor of a local
newspaper and taking him on the
Journey. Nothing was done other thar
to display banners and send warn
ing note to law violators through the
columns of a newspaper
Before allowing the newspaper mar
to leave the car in which he was
taken on the trip. the following note
was handed to him:
1--WE are 1000 strong in Shawnee
Good Americans uphold the law. Bat
/ sense must ulDiioiu thc INV W."
the ownership of your paper ant
keep it in the hands of good Ameri'
cans. We will clean Shawnee wher
the time is ripe. Bootleggers anc
gamblers will save trouble by leaving
now"
In addition to the warning sent te
the newspaper, the following banner
were carried on the sides OF the o.
cars in the parade:
Don't follow us, it's not safe
"You can't eat grub your wife mad
by washing"
well be back, Be careful and be
man" ...
Judges you know your duty-w
are with you when you do it, but yo'
must do it,
Look out if you do not heed thes
signs"
"Fooling around the other fellow
''~me is not wise"
"Joy riders, be careful"
I'VE have your law
Lawyers make your money off leg
itimate cases"
"If you want to be healthy don
go on law breakers bond"
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-23

John F, Beglinger, dairyman of
careful training and long experience,
has been appointed official tester for
the Mesilla Valley Cooperative Cow
Testing association. He will begin
work with 600 cows early in October.
Mr.. Beglinger, a native of Switzer-
land, and is a graduate of the Mon.
tana State College of Agriculture and
Mechanic Arts where, several years
ago, he completed course in dairy
ing.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-23

Cox and Heard has sold to H. Hay
mes 600 two-year-old steers belonging
to Russ Anderson of Tatum. These
steers will be pastured on the Cox
& Heard ranch, west of Seminole, Tex
as, and will be delivered this week.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-23

Preliminary arrangements for the
organization of the new $4,000 cot
ton seed oil mill company are going
along smoothly this week, with every
prospect of success. A move is on
foot to make the new company a
joint corporation with the Otis Gin
and Warehouse company. because of
the great saving in ground and build
ing arrangements.-Carlsbad Argus.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-23
HARDING

Chas. Bada marketed one hundred
bushels of wheat in Mills the first
of the week. Mr.. Bada who lives in
the Gladstone neighborhood, raised
about four thousand bushels of wheat
this season.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-23

The police department of Aibuquer-
que, have opened a war on street
walks and efforts are going to be
made to keep the street walkers out
of the alleys as well as the streets.
The police say that every woman
who has been arrested in Albuquer-
que in the last six weeks either as
a vagrant. street walker or who has
been caught in raids conducted by
the police was found to be suffering
from a venereal disease.
All of these women arrested were
given free treatment at the city's elm
ic. Four have just been released from
Jail as cured and three are now be-
ing detained at the city jail until they
can be given treatment under the
direction of the city health depart
ment.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-23
LUNA

Plans that have been perfected by
the Angelus Oil Mining Association
directors within the past few days call
for the immediate installation of a
standard drilling rig on the company's
No. 2 well, 25 miles north and west
of Deming. The Star rig that has
been on the property for some time
past was dismantled this week pre-
paratory to being removed. As soon
as the standard rig is on the ground
the work will be pushed forward as
rapidly as possible.
Supt. r. c. Nelson states that the
company has mapped out a program
of extensive development work in Lu-
ma county. where its directors are per-
suaded that they are certain to find
oil He also SAYS that the indications
that we have encountered over since
we entered this field have encouraged
ms to believe that we are on the verge
of striking oil in commercial quanti-
ties and a successful well. such a:
we hope to develop within the neal
future, will mean an immense asset
TO Deming and Luna county.
Pablo Para. a well known resident
of Deming. was arrested on Saturday
near Hondale by Sheriff P. L. Smyer
Deputy L. z. Davis and Customs In
spector Jack Breen. with a cargo o.
two four and a half gallon cans o
alcohol. 35 quarts of tequila. 20 pint
of tequila and a gallon of whiskey
The liquor was packed on the thors'
that Para was riding, and Para wa
Continued on page five)
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-23

According to recent statement the
Mesilla Valley Sweet Potato Growers
association, of which w. T. Scoggin
is manager, will handle 100000 lbs,
of potatoes this season. The growers
are affiliated with the Dona Ana
County Farm Bureau association,
which has a large curing and storage
plant in Las Cruces.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-23

Tie four cotton gins of the Carls-
bad Project, located at Carlsbad, Otis,
Loving and Malaga, began the sea-
son last Wednesday afternoon.
The picking season is now beginning
on all farms, and the employment CIV
en- idle laborers is very timely. Pick
ing is done almost entirely by Mexi-
can labor, and this year the wage
scale is around $ls0 and $500 a day.
Experts who have investigated the
condition of the cotton crop OF the
Project this year say that the yield is
much better than last year, and de-
spite the curtailed acreage as many
if not more bales will be ginned this
year than last
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-23
EDDY

Monday shortly after noon, the fine
two-story suburban residence build
ing, in La Huerfa, belonging to Maj
or Bujac was destroyed by fire. A
defective flue seems to be responsible
for the fire. Major Bujac had only
recently come into possession of the
property, and had improved it in many
ways, adding a big sleeping porch and
redecorated the interior. He carried
$500 insurance on the property, but
estimated his loss at fully $4,000.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-23
GRANT

John Blackwell, of Blackwell's Book
Store. expects TO ship a carload of
ore this week from his lease on Chlo-
ride Flat. Mr.. Blackwell was one of
the several people who took flyer
on the old-time silver district and
leased a fraction of the Baltic claim.
He put a couple of miners TO work
and they struck a streak of ore which
proved to be of good shipping quality.
He hopes TO make his first carload
shipment to Fl Paso smelter this
week.
The ore is not BONANZA stuff, but
looks as though il might average $50
to the ton at the smelter. which. after
all charges are paid, will net him a
profit.
Wrigh hi. Stauber. Bell and Arm
strong have been shipping a carload
? day of low grade on all of which
they claim a small margin of profit
The most of this is fills in old tunnels
IN the mine but some newly broken
ore and some material from old dumps
IS included.
The fertility of the soil in the vi
cinitv of Silver CITY is strikinglv dem
onstrated in an immense but perfect
Nv formed cauliflower grown by c. II
Heser Of the Crescent Lumber COM
nanv. This one cauliflower weighs
II pounds when stripped Of leaves and
stems and would make meal for four
or five average families.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-23
De BAcA

Florencio Spitz has sent IN to the
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-23

The Diamond A Company shipned
in 100 steers from Separ Saturday
which were driven TO their range south
of here. Several cars more arrived
the 1sth.-Silver City Enterprise.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-23

Bursum plurality, 65l4.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-02-23
LINEMAN ELECT
R0CUTED WHILE
0 N DUTY POST
Dan Fogerty Gets Full
Charge of33, 900 Volts.

Dan Fogerty, AZ years, lileman for
the Interstate Power & Light COM
pany, died at Fennimore Thursday
Afternoon at 430 Of electric burns re-
ceived the day preceding. Burial was
made in Dubuque, his former home, on
Saturday
Mr.. FOgerty was the victim of the
disaster that caused property loss of
nearly 100000 at Fennimore last
Wednesday. With two men, Frank
McKeenan and C. r. Wheeler, he was
working at Fennimore when the blaze
started. The men had headquarters
at McGregor. Iowa, working at, var
ious points along the line as ordered.
When the fire began Mr.. Fogerty
received orders by wire from his fore
man, Harvey C. Orion, to keep the
lines working at any cost. The citys
water system is pumped by electric
ity and realizing the magnitude of the
blaze the company and its men were
putting forth every effort to continue
the electric service.
At II o'clock Mr.. Fogerty and Mr..
Wheeler mounted the transformer
platform to cut out assertion of line
that distributed in the fire area. In
some manner Mr.. Fogerty touched a
charged wire carrying a voltage of
$4,000 while he had his right hand on
the grounded" frame of trans
former This sent the current direct
ly through his body. 1t is assumed
that the tremendous gale, great clouds
of smoke and general excitement and
peril, bewildered the unfortunate man
and caused him to act unwittingly. In
any event he was across the circuit
and sizzling when Wheeler, % years,
saw him.
In an instant young Wheeler took
up a stick or pole called switch
stick" and used to pull the switches
in and out with. He used this stick
to pull Fogerty away from the wire.
Wheeler Immediately began artificial
respiration and resuscitation. He
worked for many minutes finally re-
viving Fogerty who to all appearances
had slipped across With aid COM
ing the burned man was taken to a
hotel where every attention was given
him. His burns on the left side of
his face, left shoulder and arm were
Eorrifying. Death came the next day.
Mr.. Fogerty was born in Browns
Vile, Mimi, Sept. IS, 1879. Until IA
years ago he resided in Dubuque. For
the past several years he lived in Nc
Gregor where he was married last
October. Besides his wife he is sur
vived by two brothers and five sisters.
Mr. Fogerty was popular with his fell
low workmen. "He didn't have an
enemy in the world" one said. To
work under him was considered a
pleasure and the men asked to be as
signed to "Fogerty's gang" The pub
lie only occasionally get a glimpse of
the perils surrounding the boys out
on the high line"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-02-23
BEETOWN

The boys gave Harley Wood and
wife a charivarie at one O'Clock Sun
day morning.
Grandma Mcconnell has been very
ill again the past week. She is some
better at present.
Otto Winner and family and o. H.
Winner and wife visited Sunday at the
Ray Hutchcroft home.
Theodore Schmitz moved his family
and goods to Bagley Saturday.
Earl Sturmer and wife visited at
Cassville Saturday
John Steil's wife and daughter Wis
tied relatives here the past week.
DR.. Kraut reports new boy at the
Oliver Smith home Tuesday.
Chris Schmitz and wife entertained
at dinner Sunday. The guests were:
Roy Kinney and family, Albert Phil
lips and wife and Mrs. Weir, Mrs.
Stella Auel A pleasant time was had
by all present and the dinner was es-
pecially enjoyable. Mrs. Semitic is
an excellent cook.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-02-23
Death Calls
r. Meyer Jr.

Richard Meyer il. was born at
Lancaster, Wisconsin. October 10,
1857, and died at Lancaster, February
10, 1921. He attended the Lancaster
schools and the old Lancaster In
stitute In the fall OF 1872 he took
the entrance examination for the Uni
versity of Wisconsin and entered as
a freshman at the age of Is years.
During his third year illness forced
him to leave the university The fol-
lowing year he returned to Madison
but was unable to complete the course.
In 1878 with his father, Richard
Meyer Sr., he entered the banking
firm of Geo. W. Ryland & Co, re-
naming as Junior partner until Mr..
Ryland retired Thereafter the bus
mess was continued under the name
of Richard Meyer & Co, until the in
corporation of the Meyers oWalter
State Bank when r. B. Showalter ana
" l.. Showalter entered the business
together with Fred p. Meyer. Richard
Meyer Jr. was cashier of the Meyer
Showalter State Bank until it's con
oolidation with the State Bank Of
Grant County as the present Union
State Bank, of which Mr.. Meyer was
cashier at his death His forty odd
years connection in the banking bus
mess made him, in point of service,
probably the oldest banker in the
county.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-02-23
DISASTROUS
fire VISITS
FENNIMORE
500, 600 Damage II,
Wednesday Blaze.

Last Wednesday morning Fenni-
more was visited by the worst fire in
the history of the city The fire
started in large lumber shed of the
origin is guessed at but it is pre-
sumed that the blaze caught from
sparks flying from the chimney of
the Maso garage situated to the south
Of the shed and taking effct in the in
fiamable material in the yard. Another
theory is that spontaneous comhus-
ton in pile of shingles caused the
blaze. In either case the fire soon
spread through the yard to the
large warehouse of Parker & Michel
time both premises were a whirling
vortex of flame.
Not much was saved The losses
of each firm, two of the largest in
Fennimore, are put at $4,000. Both
were fairly we'll insured. The lumber
company had big supply of huber
on hand and six carloads of coal in
their sheds All this was consumed.
The warehouse was filled to the brim
with feeds and had just unlOaded a
big supply of -four Both firms saved
their books and the Parker e Michel
people carried out a small amount of
feed and -four.
The fire began at 1915 a. M, and
was under complete control at four
in the afternoon A high made fire
fighting difficult and hazardous. There
was plenty of water on hand at all
times the electric pumping service
being maintained at any cost. The
local firemen assisted by squadrons,
from Lancaster. Montfort and .Bosco-.
bel, held the blaze, that for time
seemed unconquerable, to the pre-
misses of the firms first hit. This in
Guided the lumber sheds and the coal
bins on the Northwestern right OF
way and the Parker & Michel ware
house just north and adjoining the
lumber company Albert Ketterer,
John w. Kruel and Geo. c. Howell
owned the lumber concern. Fred
Parker and Carl Michel owned the
warehouse. 1t is said the all parties
will rebuild at once.
Other buildings in danger but saved
by ceaseless vigil were the North
western depot and water tower, Ora
Clark's new feed warehouse, Ed. Lip
skas frame building adjoining the
lumber Office and the Maso garage.
The fact that the office of the lumber
company was of brick saved a group
OF frame buildings on the south. The
occupants took no chances and car
ried their chattels to point we'll be
yond the fire zone. Sparks few high
and two straw piles two miles east of
the blaze were set afire.
The saddest incident of the whole
affair was the loss of human life.
The circumstances surrounding this.
pitiful tragedy are related elsewhere.