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Newspaper
Farmington Enterprise
Location
Farmington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1909
Page
1
Ganon City aid programs last spring aimed to help farms grow fiber crops. Widespread issues with lines and slopes hindered operations, forcing adjustments and raising costs per unit. Ranchers formed groups to fund storage and forage plans, but many details remain unclear.
A local event featured a varied program with biscuits, pickles, olives, and fruit. Notable attendees included Rev R C Owen and Frank McDonald among others. Proceeds supported the Presbyterian Mission fund.
A.B. Rose of Cadar Hill arrives in the city to arrange shipment of a car load of fancy apples and pears to Colorado Springs. He reports strong prices this season with pears at 2 to 2.76 per box and apples at 2.15 to 2.76. Rose plans travel from Aztec after a profitable year, praising New Mexico opportunities and healthful living.
Denver society page outlines a 1910 Colorado National Apple Exposition event to crown Queen of the Apple Industry. Young ladies win a $806 trip to Denver with entertainment, auto rides, and hotel stays, plus prizes for the Maids of Honor. Voter coupons issued by Enterprise subscriptions grant two votes per cent paid.
Fragmentary OCR notes show fluctuating flour and wheat price tags and odd annotations. Mentions mid market figures such as 8340 and 600 pounds, plus cents per pound and per hundred weight, with unclear references to retailers or mills.
Wing officers are named including Matron Mery I Staplinsorthy Patron A B Rhel ton Associate Matron Mr Nettle Hub bard Secretary Mrs Nellie McCarty Treasurer Mrs Lillie Johnson Conductress Mide Gillie Pond Associate Conductress Misa Elsie Irvin.
A store offers a Christmas present to each customer whose purchase totals 82.00 dollars or more and who pays and leaves the store between December 1 and December 25.
The Western Fruit Grower reports Staplin Mercantile Co. highlights a big apple exhibit from San Juan County New Mexico at the Council Bluffs show. Exhibitors won several premiums and officers voted a special medal to the San Juan County exhibitors. Mike Mae Bettinger, visiting relatives in New York, left last week for home. She was joined in Alamosa by Mrs. C C Mumma who plans a three month stay with relatives in Ohio.
Frattland reports weather issues on the bridge and many minor items. Historical notes mention Adamean's boarding house and a revival meeting led by Elder Relste in Lamoni Iowa. Sparks and crew operate in the Meadows while coal business shows a pickup.
The partnership known as Walker & Hubbard is dissolved. Quinn Walker buys Hubbard’s interests and assumes all liabilities, becoming owner of all accounts. The note ends with local community updates and a Farmington contest to elect a district representative for the Colorado National Apple Show in Denver January 3 to 8.
Law and order officials note that travelers face lower risk carrying firearms in New Mexico than in several large older states cities. Authorities urge caution and compliance with state gun laws during visits.
An incident near a mule ends with troopers attempting to recapture the animal under heavy fire. A White man crawls toward the mule as officers and enlisted men coordinate a response. A volley is fired to deter the advancing figure as the scene unfolds under duress.
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