1680 Gallons From 81 Ft Well Flow Shocks Valley Farm
Water from the E. L. Cummings well near John Hand place surged at 1,680 gallons a minute, forcing stopping at 81 feet. Drilled by Henry McRoberts for alfalfa, the 24 inch turbine pump with a 35 hp motor lifts water effortlessly, raising questions about the valley’s irrigation capacity and the farm’s afflay plans led by John Keily.
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E. L. Cummings
John Hand
Henry McRoberts
BE. L. Cummings
Boston
John Keily
Ohio motorists pass through Deming on cross country trip
W R Terry and wife from Youngstown Ohio arrived in Deming while road tripping to Los Angeles. They left last fall and have covered 9000 miles in a Warren 40 car with flags and camping gear. They plan to travel hundreds more miles, often sleeping outdoors when hotels are unavailable.
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W.R. Terry
Youngstown
Ohio
Los Angeles
Cal
California
We Knew Him Before Chas E White Printer
Chas E White formerly with The Republican is now employed at the Headlight in Deming New Mexico. He fell ill three months ago and recovered at Richland Missouri with Mrs White's parents. He is praised as a good printer, dependable and willing.
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Chas. E. White
Republican
Deming
New Mexico
Ninwans orn RAPHE
Luna County Fair eyed as 1913 event grows
Local efforts push for a bigger Luna County Fair with more farmers and better exhibits. A five member committee led by E.R. Vallandigham aims to rent ball grounds for booths and displays, inviting farmers to learn rules and enter contests for a record turnout.
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Luna County
E.R. Vallandigham
W. E. Holt
Frank Nardhans
Roy Bedichek
R. Braselton
areps
Gypsies Pass Through Deming
A band of gypsies arrived in Deming on Tuesday morning and spent time between trains raising prices for meals with fortune telling, littering the depot waiting room with scraps and dirty babies. They departed for Santa Rita via the Santa Fe. The Headlight questions where they acquire their vivid clothing.
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tan
Santa Rita
Santa Fe
sum Hill
Mimbres Valley
Dog Tax Due Notice
You are notified that your dog tax is due and must be paid immediately or your dog may be taken up with extra charges. J. Tabor, Colleator.
Williamson Nuptials Tie Muir and Williamson at Hurley Home
William Muir and Mrs. L P Williamson, both of Hurley, were married at the home of L P De Long by Rev Z Moore on Saturday May 31.
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V. Muir
Mra. L. P. Williamson
Hurley
LP. De Long
Rev. Z. Moore
Larsen Meir couple wed at court house in South Bend
Harry Larsen and Mrs Anna Meir of South Bend Washington were married Monday at the court house by Rev O T Finch pastor of the Baptist church They plan to return to South Bend and make their home there after a few days in California
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Harry Larsen
Anna Meir
South Bend
Wash
court house
O. T. Finch
the
Baptist church
California
Larsen
Governor McDonald’s stand on county salary bills rally
The piece applauds Governor McDonald for vetoing county salary bills deemed excessive. It cites comparisons with Maine Kansas Idaho Oklahoma Wyoming Pennsylvania and Washington to argue salaries elsewhere are modest and tied to population or valuation, framing McDonald’s actions as protecting taxpayers.
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New Mexico
commonwealth
McDonald
Union
Rhode Island
Maine
Kansas
Idaho
Oklahoma
Luna
Wyoming
imperial
Bernalillo
San Micael
Pennsylvania
Keystone
Washington state
Holt addresses students at summer school in Silver City
W E Holt a Deming booster and former editor visited Silver City to address summer school students on vocational education He contrasted practical training with academics citing a worker earning 6 daily with technical skills He praised domestic sciences and manual training and shared a moral story about preparation for life and contracts at the school board. Silver City Independent
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Holt
Silver City
W. E. Holt
Deming
the
Deming Graphic
board of education of Deming
Mr. Holt
Taylor
Deming schools
Normal
School board
Silver City Independent
Miesse Well A Wonder at 24 Inch Pump Test
A 24 inch Layne and Bowler pump driven by a 230 volt tractor shows a strong water yield at the Miesse tract east of town. Test depth reaches 126 feet with flow measured in hundreds of gallons per minute. C. E. Miesse oversees the project while J. W. Acklin experiences a serious car accident on the return trip.
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Dery
Doo Valley
Laane
Dewi
V-Teer
rveryone
strickins
Carne
Miesse
Walter
C. E. Miesse
soanswer
Miesse tract
WW. Acklin
Los Angeles
Lee O. Lester
Horace Pumphrey Laid To Rest After Suicide
The body of Horace Pumphrey was removed by his brother I A Pumphrey from the Deming jail area to take charge of funeral arrangements. He was interred in the local cemetery with Rev. C T Finch officiating. Pumphrey, from a well connected El Paso family, once chased fame beside Lucky Baldwin and was a university graduate who traveled abroad. His mother remains prostrated by the loss.
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Horace Pumphrey
Deming
I A. Pumphrey
Mexico North Western
Kansas
Juanz
C. T. Finch
Se] Paso
Lucky Baldwin
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