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Newspaper
Alamogordo News
Location
Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1908
Page
1
A farmer shares lessons from Eddy County New Mexico on irrigation and soil management. He emphasizes local adaptation deep plowing fallow practices moisture storage in soil and rapid post irrigation cultivation to prevent capillary loss and alkali build up. He details methods used on his orchard and cotton plots with multiple irrigations and tillage steps.
The public schools will open Monday September 7 as officials aim for a nine month term with two weeks vacation at Christmas. Kindergarten is not taught. Superintendent C G Shiffler leads. High school principal is Miss Higgason. Lower grades principal on New York Avenue is Mrs J M Blazier. Grade 1 teacher is Miss Murphy, other grades include Miss Felton Miss Lewis Miss Gordon Mrs Eldridge Mrs Gordon and Mrs Abbott. Attendance is urged to place students promptly into proper classes.
The Blind Institute will begin its nine month term on September 1 and run to June 1, 1909. Superintendent S H Gill leads the faculty with Miss Elizabeth Garrett teaching English and Miss Mary E Keebler handling music and manual training. a matron is to be named. Officials expect about 40 pupils.
The New Mexico Baptist College will open September 7 and run to May 24, 1909 with a ten day Christmas recess. Faculty includes President E Ward and instructors L B Wake Forest Margaret E Marks Gertrude Sumerow Cogee Lee Chitwood. A new two story gray marble dormitory for girls has just been finished and will be lighted by electricity and heated by furnaces. About seventy pupils are enrolled with more expected.
The six months old child of J. M. Hall and wife in College addition died last Sunday. Funeral conducted Monday by Rev. Mr. Calloway and interment was in Alamo cemetery.
D. D. Bronson the forest service chief inspector for New Mexico departed for Cloudcroft to join R. F. Burges and H. B. Stevens on a Sacramento county trip to inspect the area for a potential national park. The effort aims to preserve Cloudcroft country and the Indian reservation for perpetual government protection for the people. Mayor Sweeney appointed a commission to inspect the district and report to President Roosevelt.
J. W. Miller deputy sheriff of San Juan county and Southwestern company special officer was shot in the hip and shoulder while trying to quiet saloon keeper J C Marquis at Duran. Marquis shot twice, Miller returned fire killing Marquis. Sergeant Dudley of the mounted police aided Miller, who was taken to Alamogordo hospital. Miller, known as Smoky, is a longtime brave officer.
Oliver M. Lee of Alamogordo in Otero county receives approval from Territorial Engineer W L Sullivan to appropriate waters from Kid Bluff Springs Grapevine canon and Sacrament o river for domestic irrigation stock and power. Estimated costs 20000 35000 and 80000 dollars.
J F Milner of the White Sands company reports that many shares were sold to eastern parties for 100000 dollars. The controlling interest remains with the original owners and the funds will accelerate company efforts. The piece notes Alamogordo residents will see the asset's importance as factories are secured next year.
Edna Wallace of Alamogordo was attacked near Bascom, 10 miles northwest of Tucumcari, by two Mexicans. After a long struggle she escaped on a freight train to Tucumcari and is under a doctor’s care as authorities pursue the assailants.
Immigration Inspector Griffin seized six Chinamen found hidden in a northbound freight car No 162 at this place on Tuesday. They were taken to jail for hearing and deportation. The incident follows another smuggling case in the past two months.
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