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Newspaper
Farmington Enterprise
Location
Farmington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1905
Page
2
Rural notes from Farmington report millinery sales for the season and a list of residents returning from Marion Tilinots while new families settle in. Local businessmen, lumber pricing shifts, and plans for a social club are also mentioned along with a charity-like trip and community events.
All accounts of the San Juan Stores Co. are to be paid to W. E. Drake or his attorney. Parties knowing themselves indebted to the company will confer a favor by calling and setting at once. San Juan Stones Co.
After a Saturday night brawl near the En Hlenan block, George Fossum and Chae Tye were arrested and pled guilty to assaulting Mexican national Vigil, with fines and costs totaling 24.00 each. Fossum later drank again and assaulted A. J. Scott before being arrested and released with costs paid. Parmington residents oppose saloons and call for their removal amid spoke-up public sentiment.
The article claims eighty five and ninety year old men survive on a blender diet and may need Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets to cleanse and regulate their stomach and bowels. It states such treatment allows the average man to live to old age and notes McEwen Bros as the seller.
Harvey Towner, who died in Globe, Globe County, arrived home assisted by his wife. He was a member of the Odd Fellows lodge and his funeral was held at the Proabstertin church with lodge services. He was born in Missouri on October 5 and lived in California and Colorado before settling in Globe. He leaves a wife, a six year old son, a mother in Ramboldt Kansas, and two brothers.
Fragmented entries report social visits and family news, irrigation project interest, and business activity in Farmington. Mentioned are J D Taylor tin roofs, Jay Turley Santa Fe engineer, and W G Turley. advert efforts urge Farmington promotion and westward growth.
The page promotes diverse businesses including a new grocery and funeral supplies store, a granite block company, a car and wagon shop, a real estate broker, fruit seller, and a blacksmith. It highlights express charges paid by buyers, special prices, and a one cash price policy, with contact details for Durango Colorado vendors.
A $210.00 reward is offered for the return of a bay horse branded on the left shoulder and weighing about 1,000 pounds. Return to Judd Elmer in Farming ton.
For sprains bruises and burns Chamberlains Pain Balm soothes the wound and provides instant relief while speeding healing to about one third the usual time. Sold by McEwen Bros.
Regular services at the church are held each Sunday with a 6% mention and a 7:40 plan for preaching. Prayer meeting occurs Wednesdays at 7 p.m. Ladies Aid Society gathers Wednesdays at 2:00 p.m. Sunday school takes place each Sunday at Tealoo. A cordial welcome awaits all visitors.
Fragmentary report notes varying daily religious attendance with a dip on Sundays due to umbrella thefts among churchgoers. Mentions many religious groups using different monthly day names and a statistic that ten percent of teaching staff were churches last year.
A jumble of observations on marriage manners politics and gender roles. It notes a cook’s notice feet and parental influence on marriage while joking about women's political interest and a defense against burglars versus mice. A boarding school joke hints at maternal expectations.
Notice filed by a settler to prove his claim before the Probate Clerk in Aztec New Mexico on December 29 1905. Joseph P Martin of San Juan County NM acts as witness for the Ele NWig and Wg NEV Sec co Tp 29 N Bo W. Witnesses Sixto Baca Josh W MecDaniels Nicanor Cuavea and Rafael R Gallegos reside in Largo New Mexico.
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