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Newspaper
Alamogordo News
Location
Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1908
Page
3
The News seeks reader input from Alamogordo New Mexico on a twelve item survey from the Washington DC Commission on Country Life. Readers are invited to answer why and suggest solutions on farm homes schools farm income transportation services labor organization banking and social welfare.
Mrs. Bush of Ohio Street sends a giant pear to the News office. The fruit, grown this season, is described as as big as a pumpkin and weighed 26 1 2 ounces before it fell from the tree. Readers are invited to share pear stories.
At a Thursday night meeting, about seven business men voiced near unanimity for Alamogordo incorporation. They discussed plans and the health and milk supply issues, noting typhoid fever costs and the need for a health department to improve sanitation and city services.
The item outlines a plan to pursue incorporation first and address ensuing tasks as they arise. It notes a sequence of steps with prioritization on formal establishment before tackling supplementary requirements.
Obituary notes the death of Mrs E Kreamer on Tuesday at age 63, survived by a husband and seven children. Funeral was held Thursday with most children present. Frank of California absent. The Kreamers moved to New Mexico 28 years ago, leaving many friends to mourn.
Agriculture College reports professor B P Fleming head of irrigation with assistant Jay B Stone king will go to Deming for two to three weeks to test irrigation costs. They aim to report on cost of equipping maintaining and operating a pumping plant under New Mexico Experiment Station and United States Department of Agriculture supervision.
A nostalgic prose sketch from W. C. Blackburn of Kansas describing autumn’s invigorating air, harvest abundance, and tranquil rural scenes. The piece contrasts peaceful fields with wary wildlife and distant northern snow, ending with a reflective note on summer’s work and forthcoming cold.
Hon W A Hawkins who secured the Blind Institute location in Alamogordo by lobbying the New Mexico legislature was appointed by Governor Curry to join the board of managers. He accepted. He previously persuaded the territorial warden to supply brick and the railroads to haul it at reduced or free rates for institute construction.
Fire in Amarillo Texas destroyed the entire locomotive shops round house and coal chutes. Twelve engines were consumed in a blaze this week. Authorities call it a severe blow to the town and its railroad operations.
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