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Newspaper
Farmington Enterprise
Location
Farmington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1911
Page
8
The Shiprock agency and school complex operates a full model city with carpentry shops, machinery, a dairy barn, and power plant. Students and staff follow strict routines, including military-like meals and disciplined chores, under Superintendent Shelton to maintain orderly life and progressive education on the reservation.
The report highlights the Shiprock Indian School expansion led by Superintendent Shelton. A new main building near Toahdalina, or Running Water, will be fully equipped with modern utilities and irrigation potential. A planned Mess Hall, laundry, and sewing room accompany ongoing construction as the project aims to educate Navajo children and foster citizenship.
New Mexico note records the marriage of surveyor selleral John W. March to Miss Richie Seligman daughter of Mayor da Mre Arthur pseligman at the bridegroom’s Santa Fe residence on East Palace Avenue last week. Delegate W H Andrews posts a midshipman vacancy at the Naval Academy for 1913 with applications due by April 4 1913 and three alternates to be named.
The Roswell Apple Association contracted for 400000 apple boxes and 25000000 wrappers to serve the local season. A new public building contract in Roswell New Mexico is set at 114400 dollars. Debgate Andrewa proposes an extra appropriation and seeks about 175000 dollars in total for the Roswell structure to house Postoffice District Court United States Commissioners Land Office and other federal offices.
In Roswell the city marshal was killed during a liquor search as authorities mount a campaign against illegal traffic. Robert Sturmberg and Fred Carstensen were arrested for smuggling liquor into Roswell from Dexter, fined $10 and costs, Sturmberg found with a gun and fined $50 plus costs. Mrs Antonio Love was arrested for liquor on her premises. Santa Fe reports shipments of a steam roller and road machinery at favorable freight rates as streets are widened and a new sidewalks ordinance passes. Building permits issued to Juan Garcia, Charles Closson, L B McCarley, D A Wood, G B Popp, A Reinhardt, C F McKay, W N Townsend, Jane A Duran, Andy Stores, Eugene Fink, L B VickRey, R J P Leo Hersch, Simon Nusbaum, Charles E Linney, Eugenio Ortiz, Rev A Bessett and Mrs C W Dudrow.
Following salary adjustments for second class postmasters, the Santa Fe office sees annual pay rise to 92,000 dollars for the year ending March 4, 2011, and similar increases are noted for postmasters at Las Cruces and nearby offices.
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