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Newspaper
Lovington Leader
Location
Lovington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1916
Page
2
A New Mexico weekly paper serving Lovington and the Plains country announces its subscription price details. The notice highlights a regional focus and invites readers to subscribe for ongoing local coverage.
Plainview’s Fourth of July celebration drew large crowds from the plains region and Texas towns. Events included roping, broncho riding, boxing and dancing as Lovington and Tatum battled in a tense ball game with Lovington prevailing three to six in the final sixth inning.
Mrs. Scott Wolforth learns of her brother Elwood Beall's death in Santa Rosa NOM after a lightning strike while he hauled cedar posts. His wife and baby were on the wagon. he and three of his mules were killed. The body was shipped to Elida, N M for burial.
The ticket lists candidates for state senate and house representatives from New Mexico including Dr. M P Skeen for state senate and P S Eaves for representative. Other offices include district attorney sheriff county clerk assessor treasurer superintendent surveyor probate judge and three county commissioner districts with named applicants from Artesia Lovington Carlsbad and Monument.
Nadine Notes report visits from L. B. Suleett and family of Merkle Texas to brother-in-law 8. M. Hunter. Rev. Toby hosts meetings at the schoolhouse. Paul Dunbar visits from Garden City Texas with Russ and family. Frank Price and Jewel Houston wed in Seminole last Wednesday. Mrs. Lizzie Rise visits Mrs F. D. Kornegay. J. R. Darnell moves to Post Texas for a new crop. Hobbs residents attend church at Nadine with Rev. Richbourg helping Rev Toby.
Our books will be closed not for a short while but for all time The slogan offers five and ten dollar meal tickets buy a ticket and get a discount The notice asks the public not to extend credit and identifies J J Harper as proprietor.
Notice announces a small supply of the final report of the Commission on Industrial Relations and a limited number of copies of the Agricultural Yearbook for 1915, the last published. It invites interested readers to request them.
William Teas of Lovington New Mexico has filed intent to make final five year proof to establish a claim to the described federal land in section five and the northeast quarter of section four township 158 range 86. The hearing before Asa B. Merton US Commissioner will be held August 8 1916 in Lovington New Mexico with witnesses Andrew Jackson Priory Vandil Andrew J. Jester James J. Reed all of Lovington NM.
The obituary notes Mrs P N Fowler of Hobbs New Mexico died Monday night after a six month illness at age 41. She was a consecrated Christian and leaves two adopted daughters. Funeral services drew a large crowd and she is laid to rest in Hobbs Cemetery beside her husband who died September 4 1914.
Notice is hereby given that William R. Crockett of Longton New Mexico filed intent to prove up a desert land claim under Hd I Serial 025330 NA Sec 21 Twp 15-8 Ro 46-E N M. He will present final proof before L N Aibbeys U S Commissioner in Plainview New Mexico on August 1 1916. Witnesses named: Thomas N. Miller James W Caudill Days Watkins Andrew J Scaff Eamett Patton Register June 20 July 28
Dan Blair Wey5 Department of the Interior ULS Roswell New Mexico June 17 1916 notice states Dan Blair of Lovington New Mexico filed for commutation proof to establish land claim in sections 1 2 township 168 range 40 east new mexico principal meridian before Asa B Morton US Commissioner in Lovington August 11 1916 with witnesses Seely Notes James Anderson Marion Pruitt Kenneth Cunningham Emmett Patton listed in the notice
New subscribers this week include W. W. Adams Stanbro N M W N Benson Stanbro N M W N Orr Memphis Texas and W H Birdwell Seminole Texas. Renewals come from Mr J H Graham of Loington NM and Mrs B D Tandy who relocated to Carlsbad.
Examinations for teachers will be held at the County Superintendent’s office on July 1 15 21 22 and 28 29. All teachers wishing to take part must notify the County Superintendent in time to obtain questions from the State Superintendent at Santa Fe.
Dura H Crockett of Plainview New Mexico filed intent to make final three year proof to establish claim on Southwest Quarter Section 6 Northeast Quarter Section 7 and other tracts in 15-8 and 87-6 N M L and Roswell Office notice dated May 31 1916 lists witnesses Oscar W Snyder Thomas N Miller Thomas W Dewitt Berry L Harris all of Plainview with Emmett Patton as Register at Plainview July 1916.
Charles R Collier of Knowles New Mexico filed intent to make final three year proof to establish claim on land in section 33 and 24 township 17 south range 87 east New Mexico principal meridian before Asa I Morton U.S. Commissioner in Lovington New Mexico on August 10 1916. Witnesses include Charles C McDaniel James D Merrell Loewen C Culp John H W Whitaker and Emmett Patton.
Edward K Thomas of Pearl New Mexico filed intention to make three year proof to establish a claim to the land described in his Hid. F. Serial No 032580 for S and Sec 3 Twp S 50 33 6 XN M P M before Asa Lb Morton U S Commissioner in Lovington New Mexico on August 8 1916 Claimant witnesses include William Mebride Andrew Taylor Nat Rubers and James W Roberts all of Lovington New Mexico Nomett Patton Register July 7 Aug 4
Margaret J. Hutt of Lubbock Texas heir of Leslie N Hut deceased filed notice of intention to make final three year proof to establish claim to land described SW4 Sec 22 NW4 Sec 27 Twp 148 R 0. M. PL ML before N L Hibbets U.S. Commissioner Plainview New Mexico July 25 1916. Witnesses: William M Rhodes Clement Heningsten Wiley W Doran Tedie L Boyd all of Midway New Mexico. Emett Patton Register June 23 July 21
Ervin J Wiggins of Ott Department of the Interior notes that Mervin J Wiggins of Plainview New Mexico filed a three year proof to establish a land claim. The hearing is set before N L Hibbets US Commissioner in Plainview on July 18 1916. Witnesses include William N Gigham Carroll S Bigham William T Gardner of Plainview and William D Monteith of Lovington. Emmett Patton Register June 16 July 14
State of New Mexico files selection lists for multiple lands in Roswell district under acts of June 21 1898 and June 20 1910. Lands include 160 acres in NEE Sec 17 Twp 18 SR 38 E and 610 acres across Sec 14 15 Twp 17S KR 34 BR NJ MP, plus 610 acres in Sec 26 Twp 18 Ry Sak NM and 320 acres in Sec 20 Twp 7S hh S7E NM. Protests may be filed during publication or before final certificate.
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