Water lift completed on Farmington mesa project
G W Sammons tested a 40 foot tower water lift drawing 300 gallons per minute from the Independent ditch to a 36 to 40 foot high reservoir. The system uses 120 four and a half gallon buckets on a chain pump driven by a four horsepower gasoline engine, costing about 1000 dollars total, with plans for alfalfa and later a dairy development in San Juan County.
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G. W. Sammons
Sammons
Farmington
San Juan
Mesa
The Man Wanted In Washington State Department Story
A wire dispatch from Washington recounts the president seeking contact with a chosen man for a prospective post in the state department. The report notes further that additional applicants from across the United States are emerging as candidates for the position.
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Washton
State
United States
Endeavorers Enjoy Sociable Presbyterian Social
The Christian Endeavor Society of the Presbyterian church hosted a Friday social at Mr and Mrs H T Andersons with a business meeting. A large group of youth attended an excellent program including a humorous picture gallery causing much laughter and lingering smiles.
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Christian Endeavor Society of the Presbyterian Church
H. T. Anderson
Premiums for fleece at New Mexico State Fair
The State Fair Commission at its Albuquerque meeting unveiled premium plans for wool exhibits. They will sell fleeces at market price during or after the fair and appoint a wool committee to oversee the department. The fair runs September 29 to October 4 with wool displays emphasizing the state’s resources.
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State Fair Commission
Albuquerque
Fair Commission
Camfield Project Will Irrigate 12 000 Acres of Las Vegas Grant
Salt Lake City capital will complete the Camfield irrigation project on the Las Vegas land grant. Construction starts on the stalled dam after a year and a half. The National Trust and Savings Co. will receive 5 400 acres irrigable from the dam, adding to 4 500 acres held by private interests for a total 12 000 acre irrigable tract. Engineers say the project can irrigate 12 000 acres even in dry years, guaranteeing water for buyers and acres already held. The Baltimore Lake City corporation is involved.
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Camfield
Las Vegas
Salt Lake Cty Capital
National Trust and Savings Company
Thi
National Trast and Savings Company
San Juan Basin Resources Highlight Vast West Empire
Attorney General Frank W. Clancy notes San Juan Basin in Colorado and adjacent states offers extensive resources including coke coal, timber, water power, and fertile lands. He discusses county officers needing cash advances to cover living expenses ahead of anticipated legislative salary provisions.
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Los Angeles
Mexico
Colorado
Utah
Arizona
New Mexico
San Juan Basin
Weat
West Virginia
California
Sacramento
Laplata
Monttezuma
Archuleta
San Juan
San Miguel
Ouray
Hindsale
Rio Grande
Continental Divide
Miss Connor Hosts Teachers Outing With Marshmallow Toast
Saturday evening last Miss Connor assistant principal at the High School led a party of teachers and friends from a picture show to the home of Mrs Emma MacNichol. The event featured songs readings and a luncheon with a popular marshmallow toast enjoyed by all.
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Miss Connor
Emma MacNichol
Misa Connor
Salaries for Officials in Absence of Legislation
Attorney General Frank W. Clancy states county commissioners may advance living expense funds to county officers when no law covers it. He cautions courts might differ on legality, but notes the constitution requires compensation for all county officers beyond annual salaries.
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Frank W. Clancy
Raton
Land Law Digest on Homestead and Desert Land Rules
The interior department clarifies that a nonacted declaration of intention under the Homestead Law does not create a vested right. Final proof requires citizenship evidence. Desert land entries depend on irrigation potential, with amendments allowed within a year of discovery of irrigation issues.
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United States
Congress
U. S
Hansen
Fed
Arid Land District
Presbyterian Missionaries Visit Farmington From Santa Fe
Rev. R. C. Jackson and two missionaries arrived from Santa Fe to attend the Santa Fe presbytery. Jackson was chosen moderator and R. P. Hopkins was named commissioner to the Atlanta General Assembly. The group reported long, rough overland roads during the trip and noted the presbyteries of Santa Fe Rio Grande and Pecos Valley. Historical notes trace the church’s growth in the southwest from 1850 through 1912 with many milestones and regional synod divisions.
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R. C. Jackson
Presbyterian Church of
Farmington
Charles Flack
Teec-Neec-Pot
Geo. T. Needles
Shiprock Mission
Santa Fe
Ike G
Mr. Jackson
R. P. Hopkins
General Assembly
The
Presbyterian Church
Atlanta
Georgia
United States
Hopkins
Jackson
New Mexico Synod
Rio Grande
Pecos Valley
W. J. Kephart
New Mexico
Daniel F. McFarland
Board of Domestic Missions
First Church of
William Kennedy
Synod of
Fragmentary note on federal courts and bureaucracy
A terse fragment mentions federal courts and bureaucratic processes, indicating status or authority questions. The text is incomplete and lacks clear events, dates, or identified persons or organizations.
Bayfield Ditch Enlarging Begins After Contractors Arrive
Messers Halli and Loftus, waterworks contractors, are in San Juan Basin and expect equipment soon. On arrival they will start construction immediately for the Schrader ditch enlargement project for the Bayfield Land and Development Company.
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Messers. Halli
Loftus
Bayfield Blade
All and
Bayfield Land and Development Company
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