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Farmington Enterprise

Location

Farmington, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

Dec 25, 1914

Page

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Mysterious ancient beans resurface in modern markets

About three years ago researchers found weaker af ter ratios in an ancient Astec rain yielding a few white beans older than ordinary. Seed was distributed and stores in Farming gnave-nelsing sold them as staples this winter. The beans first discovered were said to be thousands of years old yet the same kind now appears on the market. Life, McLion, Tilden Chalee and MacGallord of Muncos trip to the San Juan last week for pegcirde and wheep. Corn Meal $3 hundred, Sweet Cream at Creamery.

McLion Tilden Chalee MacGallord Cattiguen Muncos San Juan Pegcirde Wheep

Enterprie Club Offer Promises One Year Magazines

A brief ad touts a club offering the Enterprise and large magazines free for one year at a 3 percent price. Order by phone or mail today.

Wile

Skates for Rent at Duraogo Lumber Co

You can get on a skate it con for 75 cents. Duraogo Lumber Co.

Duraogo Lumber Co

Road travelers through Farmington on coastal trip

2p. and Mrs. Pose and Mrs. Thornton with Dolores passed through Farmington last week en route to the coast by auto. Mr. Pees, a retired cattle man from the Mon deauma valley, is well known to locals. Murray Palmer, son of J. M. Palmer, the Bee Juan legislator, just returned home from Utah where he has been driving a cattle bunch.

Pose Thornton Dolores Farmington Pees Mondeauma Valley Fisthie Murray Palmer J. M. Palmer Bee Juan Utah

Durango Woman Leaves Farmington Home for Health

A Durango resident named T Smith recently departed Farmington after six months of residence seeking health benefits.

Pfire M “‘T. Smith Durango Farmington

Train brings twenty Ken bees to Wiley Mesa voyage

The report notes twenty people from Ken bees arriving near Wiley Mesa. Details are fragmentary with names like Duff Putnam and John Hubbard mentioned. A later trip to Gallup is planned. Durango visitors are cited and a Durango purchase is described amid garbled text and stray phrases.

Ken‘bees Wiley Mesa

Fruitland Woman Makes Local Market Showing on Monday

Mrs J D Young of Fruitland appeared in local commerce Monday trading at nearby stores. The report notes her activity as a brief market sighting in the town.

J.D. Young Weeup Fruitland

Mrs Blatchford Illness Boosts WCTU Leader Recovery

Mary Blatchford president of the W C T U suffered a severe illness last week and is now recovering. Jake Smouse traveled to Mancos with two loads of peaches he dried last summer. A Mancos chef praised the dried fruit as the best he had seen, noting the Elbertha variety.

Mary Blatchford Jake Smouse Mancos

Mark Hunter Sees Visitor at Reservation Trading Post

Mark Hunter visited the reservation trading post on Monday this week, meeting staff and browsing goods. The brief sighting highlights ongoing activity at the trading post and local engagement with visitors.

Mark Hunter

Otis Installed Gasoline Pumps This Week

Eb E. Otis has installed several gasoline pumps this week and will again handle gasoline for the trade.

EB. E. Otis

Lost Fox Terrier Billy Sought in Enterprise Office

A white haired Fox Terrier with black ears, known as Billy, is missing from the Enterprise office area. People are asked to contact local authorities or the office staff with any information on the dog's whereabouts.

Billy Enterprise Office

George Finds Sheep and Himself After Westward Wandering

George, an immigrant from Germany, sought work with J. B. Wheeler in Liberty. A snowstorm forced him to search the Hogback region for shelter, wandering until a scouting party located him at Ship Rock with the sheep. Both were found and no longer lost.

George Germany J. B. Wheeler Liberty Watherland Eugene Varache Wm. Bointer Ed.Wheeler John DeLuche Wilfred Wheeler Elmer Wheeler Hogback Shiprock Bienty

Trading post opening on reservation at To-sit- by Fouts and Bowen

Joan Fouts and Sam Bowen start a trading post on the reservation at To-sit-. The venture marks a local business effort among Native lands.

Joan Fouts Sam Bowen

Parmere Week Observed At New Mexico Agricultural College

Parmere Week will be observed at the New Mexico Agricultural College from February 4 to 9, 1915. The event features the college lecturers and federal agricultural experts, promising the best lecture course yet. Mrs. Charles Marshall came up from Liberty Gatorday last week.

New Mexico Agricultural College Charles Marshall Liberty

Hunter Mercantile Expands Apple Shipments This Summer

Hunter Mercantile ships parcels post daily with ten to fifty boxes of apples. They also move apples by car lots this summer, about thirty cars, citing improved prices and higher demand.

Hunter Mercantile Company

Navajo Modernizing Shown By Two Blankets At Store

Two blankets displayed at the Hun ter store illustrate Navajo modernization. A large gray blanket features the figures 1914 at its center, while an emailer blanket bears the Odd Fellow emblem, three links and the F. L. T. in fraternal colors.

Hunter F. L.T Pete

Relief for Belgians Offered by Local Sunday Schools

Farming ton readers are urged to support Belgians through Christmas Eve offerings at the town's two largest Sunday Schools. Donations are welcome from attendees and non-attendees via the schools' secret rules or a local organizer. The appeal frames aid as universal brotherhood and Christian duty.

Farmington America Brotherhood of the Nations

Scouts Hold Training at Hunter Building Hall

The Boy Scouts met in the Hunter Building last Friday with Scout Master Welle in charge. Activities included gymnastics, knot tying, and other required Scout work. Four patrols formed with leaders to be chosen later. a Junior Patrol for younger boys. Patrols list Mountain Lion Blue Hawk Wolf and more with named members. A Tuesday night meeting featured Dr. G W Sammons on aid to the injured and an all day outing is planned for next Thursday.

Hunter Building Welle Mountain Lion Patrol Clark Atteberry Harvey Taylor Arthur Beck Johanie Pond Alva Towner Richard Ball Tom Barnes Kenneth Durflinger Perry Smoak George Stump Monroe Amsden Ronald Glass Joseph McKvight Edward Powell Roswell Neleon Chauncey Depew Wolf Patrol Arthur Durflinger Norman Chittenden Charlies Barnes Idoyd Hubbard Jesse Hudson Harold Palmer Victor Pfeffer Clyde Harrison Socouta G. W. Sammons Thureday

Residents Plot Winter Stay at Pitrat Residence

Mr and Mrs Truman Taylor and family of Silverton have rented the Pitrat residence on the mesa and will spend the winter there Mr Taylor is an employee of the Guggenheims at their Silverton mines

Truman Taylor Silverton Pitrat Mesa Mr. Taylor The Guggenheims Silverton Mings

Farmer Ottoway Buys and Sells Sheep in Farmington

M. Ottoway of Mancos wintering his flock in Farmington. He buys sheep mainly through G. B. Berkley of the Ferry Trading Store. Last year he bought in fall and sold the spring lambs to cover costs and earn a profit.

M. Ottoway Mancos Farmington G. B. Berkley Ferry

Darango Lumber Co Ends Credit Sailing Beginning Jan 1

Beginning January first, the Darango Lumber Co. will discontinue sailing on credit. The notice states a shift in transaction terms and marks a policy change affecting customers who previously purchased on credit.

Darango Lumber Co

Farmington Shoppers Noted in Valley Area Saturday

Stolworthy and Cain with two others visited Farmington from the lower valley last Saturday. Har gia and wife also identified among local shoppers.

HB. F. Stolworthy Frank Cain Hargia Woods Lower Valley

Auto caravans depart to Gallup this week

Monday of this week three autos left for Gallup belonging to Messrs Schul ts Peas and Garrieos.

Autoa Gallup Messers, Schults Peas and Garrieos

Frank Roberts Visited Farmington as Red Mesa Guest

Frank Roberts of Red Mesa spent the latter part of last week as a Farmington visitor.

Frank Roberts Red Mesa Farmington

Local ranch and subscription offer prompt readers

Rasmuseena Bros. ranch on the Laplata invites feeding horses while N T Bowman a transfer man builds a residence west of town. Subscriptions to The Beater include three standard magazines for one year at a special price. Farmington 47 prompts mail or phone orders.

Rasmuseena Bros Laplata N.T. Bowman Parmington Bextra Farmington 47

Flora Vista visitor Walter Crandall in Farmington Saturday

Walter Crandall of Flora Vista visited Farmington on Saturday of last week.

Walter Crandall Flora Vista Farmington

Agent A M Amsden Rents Wahl Ranch to Jacob Fye

Agent A M Amsden leased the Wahl ranch adjoining the property to Jacob Fye for the coming year as recorded in local property transactions.

A.M. Amsden Wahl Ranch Jacob Fye

Thompson Sells Corkins Place 130 Acre San Juan Tract

This week O. C. Thompson sold to O. C. Walker a 130 acre tract on the San Juan River known as the Corkins place.

O. C. Thompson O. C. Walker San Juan Corkins

Special sale by lots at Durango Kum ber Company

No. 1 traps silic No 11 2 traps a4 2c No 2 traps oi 4 We No 8 traps 40c Durango Kum ber Company advertises special sale by lots with varied trap items and prices in a compact hardware listing.

Durango Kumber Company

Unclear fragment about survey team members in mountain work

Fragmentary report mentions J. T. Gibbs Henry Biadeos and Ed Gill on a survey in the mountains with plans to continue operations this year. Content is incomplete and lacks verifiable details.

J.T. Gibbs Henry Biadeos Ed Gill Howe Amoutaine

Local Property Lease and Community Services Announced

Chas Butler leases the old Gier bart ranch for the coming year. Jack Schultz crossed the reservation late last week in the Ford from Gallup. H Algert travels from Fruitland on business. Sermons titled The Human and Divine in Christ and His Star planned for Sunday at Methodist Church. Sunday school at ten, Epworth League at all services in Allen's Hall. T B Wheeler, Pastor.

Jack Schultz Gallup

Sheep Trespass Case Before Justices

Joe Coppenger appeared before Justice A. L. Davis on a complaint by G W Connor alleging trespass with sheep onto cultivated lands near Laplata. The case was continued until January 4 with Mr. ngger agreeing to a two mile sheep-keeping limit pending resolution.

Joe Coppenger A. L. Davia G W. Connor Laplata Onase Fen Mr. Ngger

Pleasing Program Brings Winter Uplift Meeting to Acool House

The fifth Uplift meeting this winter was led by Er B Holmes at the acool house Monday night. Anna Castonguay performed Sunny Ban Juan on piano, a male quartet sang My Dixie Rose, Arthur Beck presented The Lord knows I ask for fish, and Little John with Frances Loftus performed Where the River Shannon Flows. Ruth Hopkins played a piano duet Silver Belle, Lena Hicketts gave Simple Confession on mandolin, plus an acrostic on Farmington analyzed by Rev L K Welle.

Acool House Er. B. Holmes Sunny Ban Juan Audieticea Mies Anna Castonguay Plano Dixie Rose James Foley Hart Faits Tommie Smith Horace Smith Arthur Beck Little John Frances Loftus Shannon Miss Ruth Elisabeth Hopkines Bilver Belle Lena Hicketts Misa Ruth Hopkins

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Biastota Duff and Putnem Wind Roberts Duff and Putnam At- Sree Dyley John C. Hubbard Dh Martin St of the Light Company eAmith Jo Roed Cub T. Jev Magasines Valun Scouts Blue Hawk Patrol Irving James Ev Eetes Brown Garet Chas. Rice Fred Thompson Alva McFadden Frank Allen, Jr Golden Neleon Chas, Butler Gierbart Ranch Co.h. Algert Stapia’s N. T. Bowman E. E. Otis Denver & Rio Grande Railroad San Juan County Frank A. Wadleigh Denver. Cole San Juan County National Bank Time Deposita Geo. A. Keepers Gro N. Newton W. A. Eskasuereas Cashier R. T. F. Simpson W. L. Pappacs New Mexico Abstract of Title Co Farmington, New Mexico
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