Famous Traveller Powell Visits Deming for New Mexico Study
E Alexander Powell, famed African traveler and former U S consul in Turkey, toured Deming this week gathering data for Sunset Magazine on New Mexico and the Southwest. He praised the valley’s agricultural resources and compared local development to Egypt, predicting pumps will reclaim the Sahara in this generation.
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E. Alexander Powell
Sunset Magazine
New Mexico
Southwest
Chas. Scribner’s Sons
Powell
Egypt
Sahara
New Mexico Implement Co extends shop in Deming for pumps engines
The New Mexico Implement Company near Deming extends its shop and warehouse to offer a full line of farming implements, engines, and pumps. It is state agent for Fairbanks Morse and Layne Bowler pumps, introduces a perforating machine for well screens, and will assemble Layne Bowler pumps on site. A yard irrigation well will test engines and motors, enhancing local employment and reducing freight by shipping parts only.
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New Mexico Implement Company
nnj
Fairbanks-Morse
Layne & Bowler
Layne
Layne & Bowler Company
New Mexico
Rio Mimbres Irrigation Co
Morris
Myndus
Scientific Test Will Use Vacuum Gauge In Well
Machinery to be installed in the well with an actual test and a vacuum gauge for scientific testing at any time on any pumping machinery.
Are you waiting for the rider on the pale horse
Dr. S. D. Swope delivered a Sunday evening lecture at the Presbyterian church titled Are you waiting for the rider on the pale horse. The church was filled to overflowing and the audience gave close attention. The same lectured was recently given before the Texas State Medical Association in San Antonio.
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S. D. Swope
Presbyterian church
Frank E. Monser Severely Scalded At Plant Hazard
Frank E. Monser, manager of the Deminng Ire and Electric Co., stepped on a loose board covering a blow-off pipe on Wednesday. The boilers had finished blowing off and the tank below was full of hot water and steam, scalding his legs. He received treatment at the Ladies' Hospital and will remain in bed for about ten days.
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Frank E. Monser
Deminng Ire & Electric Co
Monser
Ladies’ Hospital
H. L. Keely
Deming Ice & Electric Co
R. C. Hoffman
Heralds of Liberty Reports Rapid Growth in New Division
R C Howard grand state organizer reports a Philadelphia home office telegram stating over one million dollars of business written for the new division opened May 15 in ten days. Many division members reside in Deming and hope to be paid off soon.
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R. C. Howard
Heralds of Liberty
order
Philadelphia
Deming
J C Steinemann Loses Laundry Fire Ruins New Deming Plant
A gasoline explosion sparked a blaze destroying the New Deming Steam Laundry on Tuesday. Employee Nestor Chavez suffered severe facial and upper body burns while Dr E A Monten vohl aided the victim and rushed him to hospital. Fire crews faced delays as the nearest hydrant was at Silver and Railroad, delaying water flow for about 30 minutes. The plant valued at 10000 dollars was only partially insured.
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J. C. Steinemann
Nestor Chavez
E. A. Montenvohl
Silver and
Railroad avenues
Father and Eight Sons to Settle on Miesse Tract
John W. Slusser of Putnam County Ohio with eight sons will move to 160 acres bought from Alfalfa Farms Co. The same company sold eighty acres to T M Graves of Boone County Illinois, and forty acres each to Henry D Rebuck Geo G Myers of Ogle County. Grant Armstrong of Pontiac Ill accompanied C E Miesse in April to select lands for nephew Orland I Elia and brother A W Armstrong both of Livingston County Illinois. Armstrong also selected forty acres for Jos G Slagel of Livingston County Illinois. Construction on the tract is progressing rapidly.
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John W. Slusser
Alfalfa, Farms Co
Putnam County
Ohio
T. M. Graves
Boone Co
Minnesota
Henry D. Rebuck
Ogle County
Ilinois
Geo. G. Myers
Grant Armatrong
Pontiac Sr
C. E. Miesse
Mr. Miesse
Orland I. Elia
A. W. Armstrong
Livingaton County
Mr. Armstrong
Jos. G. Sl
Big Cattle Shipments Hit Mimbres Valley Markets
Mimbres Valley cattle sales topped $300000 as 1000 train cars were counted since April 26 at Deming. Most cattle passed through from Mexico and Arizona before Santa Fe and other lines, with over 16000 head from Mimbres Valley ranches. Hyatt ranch north of Cook's Peak noted among hill outfits. Demonstration Farm near Spalding reports progress on Rio Mimbres Irrigation tract with 60 workers, alfalfa prospects, a 60 hp engine, and a 4 mile flood ditch under construction.
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Santa Fe
Deming
Mimbres Valley
Mexico
Arizona
Southern Pacific
El Paso & Southwestern
Hyatt
Rio Mimbres
Spalding
Hammon
Jacobson place
Sacred cattle strain spreads from Rida Station west of town
The article describes a sacred cattle strain developed near Rida Station with Kerr importing and expanding the herd. It notes crossbreeding between pure bred Indian bulls and Holstein and Durham cows, selling quarter bred steers at 36 dollars, and Kerr’s Cambray ranch successes. It lists key shippers in the valley and discusses cattle farming coexistence with growing local feed crops and planned stall feeding at home.
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rida
Cambray
J. G. Kerr
H. L. Kerr
J.N. Upton
Rankin & Peterson
G. G. Gibson
Harry Whitehill
James Todhunter
Thos. Templeton
the
Hyatt Eros
Pryor Nunn
J. W. Phillips
Bud Williams
Mimbree valley
middle western
New Sideboard Opens Its Doors on Tuesday
The Sideboard Restaurant and cafe opened to the public on Tuesday morning. Loyal patrons from Mr. Lincecum’s prior establishment filled seats at the lunch counter and tables. The bustling service ran smoothly, offering coffee and sourdough hot cakes for 15 cents, showcasing efficient operation and affordable prices.
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Mr. Lincecum
Tucson Editor Lew L. Smucker Dies On Train
Lew L. Smucker managing editor of the Arizona Star died of heart failure aboard a train near Bowie while returning to Tucson from Indian Hot Springs. Santa Rosa to get a county high school. county seat Guadalupe County will host the new school after a mass meeting shows petition signatures exceeding the required total.
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Lew L. Smucker
the
Arizona Star
Bowie
Tucson
I Indian Hot Springs
Santa Rosa
County High School
Guadalupe county
committee on petitions
Air Float Plunger Pump to Be Demonstrated
The air float plunger pump, a device for raising water cheaply, will soon have a full demonstration. Anyone with a water filled pit at 35 feet should notify W. E. Holt at his earliest convenience. J. P. Dunnaway of Hondale seeks information about such a well.
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W. E. Holt
J. P. Dunnaway
Hondale
T. J. Clark to Have Watermelons by July 4
T. J. Clark previously planted string beans in his yard behind the Sunset hotel. The beans measure three to four inches with muskmelons and cantaloupes blooming. He expects watermelons ready to eat by July 4 as the Sunset hotel receives a new coat of paint and extensive overhauling.
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T. J. Clark
Sunset hotel
New restaurant to replace Black Cat in Deming
Mrs. W. G. Mangan of Tucson, Arizona arrives to open a restaurant and cafe in the former Black Cat site. She has hotel experience in Tucson and Sherman, Texas, built houses there, and was active in the Maccabees in Arizona. Her husband, vice president of Boilermakers Union district 23, will join about June 20. Meanwhile Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Co works rush to install new system with Pillaud aiming for early cut over. weather and other factors may alter dates.
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W. G. Mangan
Tucson
Ariz
Deming
Black Cat
Shirtwaist Dance at the Harvey House
Mr and Mrs Loren Pritchett invite about two hundred guests to a shirtwaist dance at the Harvey House tonight. The hotel dining room will be used for dancing with an awning around part of the platform and refreshments served outside. Prominent officials from Southern Pacific and Santa Fe are expected to attend. Under Mr Pritchett’s management, the event is seen as a guaranteed success.
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Loren Pritchett
Harvey House
Pritchett
Southern Pacific
Santa Fe
Outside Markets Sought By Valley Farmers Association
A Saturday meeting of the Mimbres Valley Farmers Association board at the State Bank approved a plan to contact marketing points for profitable markets and to gather crop and marketing data from stockholders. Reports note postmaster W E Foulks and US marshal Andrew H Hudsteth confirmed, and A A Jones named assistant secretary of the interior. engineer H L Keely severely burned by a boiler leak, with Dr Hoffman aiding his recovery after hospital confinement.
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Mimbres Valley Farmers Association
State Bank
Farmers Association
senate
W. E. Foulks
Deming
Andrew H. Hudsteth
United States
A. A. Jones
New Mexico
chosn
interior
Headlight Praised by Baltimore Subscriber for Superior Weeklies
A Baltimore subscriber thanked the Headlight for sending exchanges to compare with other weeklies. She called the Headlight far and away the best, praising its make up and news handling as superior to every other paper she received.
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Baltimore
New Mexico Freight Hearing Delayed Until After Summer
Hugh H. Williams of the State Corporation Commission travels to Washington to press New Mexico freight rate concerns with the Interstate Commerce Commission, but ICC members cannot attend hearings before the summer recess. Attorney H. H. Cowan says he will prepare a concise case and call a few well-informed merchants as witnesses, outlining expected testimony in a memorandum.
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Hugh H. Williams
State Corporation Commission
Washington
New Mexico
Interstate Commerce Commission
Cowan
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NEW MEXICO RESOURCES
Turkey
New Mexico Implement Co
Miesse
Rio Mimbres Irrigation Company
Mimbrea Valley
J. G Kerr
Smith
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