Teachers Enjoy Lofty Evening In Allen Hall
San Juan County teachers gathered at Allen's Hall for an eight o'clock program staged by Mrs. H C Butler and Professor L B Baughman. The event featured moving pictures and performances by the San Juan Orchestra with light interludes, concluding with a social and refreshments while the crowd recalled earlier travels by stage and shared school memories.
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San Juan County
Allen's
H. C. Butler
L. B. Baughman
Allen
Farmington
San Juan
Lulu
Thei
Mr. Butler
Mr. Allen
Solons Working in Santa Fe House and Senate Hope for Action
In Santa Fe on February 24, lawmakers report progress in the second session. The house passed 42 house bills and 4 senate bills. the senate passed 26 senate bills and 3 house bills. About 125 measures have been acted on, 60 reported favorably. Key items include the county officers salary bill, general appropriation, full crew bill, and road bills. An audit resolution against the speaker’s contingent expense fund led to a brief arrest of Blanchard, then reinstatement next day.
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Santa Fe
House
Senate
Nct
Blanchard
Lincoln County
Searganta
Liquor Bill Passes and Related Legislation Reported
Special Telegram to Enterprise from Santa Fe on Heb 26 1913 notes House Bill No 22 the Local Option Bill passed 30 to 14 in the Legislature. Kansas Blue Sky Bill passed 24 to 21 while the County Salary Bill awaits the governor's action. Signed Frank Staplin.
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Enterprise
Santa Fe
N. M
Heb
Farmington
Temperance Committee
Frank Staplin
H C King Dies After Phoenix Hospital Operation
Last Friday Farmington learned H C King underwent surgery in a Phoenix hospital and died Sunday February 23. The body is expected to arrive in Farmington later this week for funeral services likely Sunday at the Methodist church. Attending at Phoenix were his brother J Q A King, Mr and Mrs Harry E Meyere, and Mrs H C King and daughters.
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Farmington
H. C. King
Phoenix
Arizona
King
J. Q. A. King
Harry E. Meyere
H. C King
Birthday gathering at Belma Gra home noted
Last Friday evening a birthday gathering occurred at the home of Belma Gra with attendees including G Sammons and Mrs. present. The snippet records a social event centered on a birthday celebration in a private residence.
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Belma Gra
G . Sammons
Marshall's Visit to New Mexico a Presidential Welcome
Vice President Elect Marshall visited Santa Fe on February 24 with stops in Albuquerque and Las Vegas. He addressed the legislature in a packed hall, lunched with about 200 Scottish Rite Masons, and attended a governor’s reception before departing for Indiana.
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Santa Fe
Marshall T
New Mexico
Albuquerque
Lamy
Mre
Marshall
Capitol
Indiana
Belknap a Booster For Farmington and Nara Visa
A letter from T. H. Jones highlights W. Kiard Belknap now of Nara Visa New Mexico. Former Farmington Board of Trade secretary Belknap urged regional development and signed a Bill proposing a 640 acre grazing homestead with three year upkeep and stock requirements to promote stock farming and dairies.
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T. H. Jones
W.kiard Belknap
Nara Visa
N. M
Farmington
Belknap
San Juan
Farmington Board of Trade
Aettlers
Bancamen’s Association
Nara Vsa N. M
Saia Mestead
Mr. Belknap
Nara
Leaf Roller Control Methods for Apple Orchards
In response to rising apple leaf roller damage, researchers from the Washington Entomological Department and Colorado Experiment Station report successful findings. They describe the life cycle of the pest and conclude that only soluble oils or kerosene emulsion, mixed at specific ratios, reliably destroy eggs and prevent hatching, with spraying timed before bud scales thicken.
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Washington
J. B. Gill
Canon City
Colorado
Prof. Gillett
Miss Powers Writes from Kodaikanal India 1913
Miss Alice Powers describes life as a mission teacher in Kamuti near Madura in 1913. She notes cholera outbreaks, corrupt police and courts, village robbers, and harsh living conditions, with frequent travel by bullock cart and river fords. She highlights education needs and hopes for broader schooling and better living for local children.
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Alice Powers
Farmington
India
Kodaikanal
S. India
Iecane
Madura
Kamut
Mai
Fishing for Tools at Oil Well
Work on the oil well is paused to procure fishing tools as drillers reach the lost bit. Clearing the hole yields oil each attempt, suggesting success in retrieving the tools and restoring the well to gauge its commercial prospects.
County High School Plan Considered by County Board
County commissioners met to discuss establishing a county high school at Farmington and Aztec. They consulted Attorney General Clancy, who advised both sites could have a shop but left open whether designation requires commission action or an election. The board adjourned awaiting clarification.
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Clancy
Farmington
Aztec
Board of Commissioners
Du rango Visitor Sees Family On Saturday
Mrs Mollie Barrett visited Du rango late in the week and spent Saturday with her father as rain fell.
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Mollie Barrett
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EB. R. Greason
Fruitiana
Asa Martin
Kirtland
R. C. Woods
Hood
Alice Kirk
Gladys Martin
Flora Veta
Ruth Jackson
Faith McMurray
G. Linville
Mabel Langdon
Earl Douglass
Antec
J. L. G. Swinney
Ethel Kennedy
Rosing
Amy Hutchins
Cedar Hill
Dorothy Schellhase
Lapiata
B. B. Jackson
Solons
Joe
Nicholson
Miss Powers
Kamuti
Sue
D. Rowe
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