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Newspaper
Lovington Leader
Location
Lovington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1916
Page
2
The Lovington Leader, edited and published by Miss Inez A Harrington, owner publisher, appears weekly each Friday. It is recorded as second class matter and distributed in Lovington, New Mexico, with a subscription price of 1.06 per year.
The Lovington celebration drew crowds from Roswell and Midland as rain and muddy reads tested plans for a full weekend program. Cowboys led by arena manager Bert Weir showcased roping contests, horse events, and wagon parades while vendors and carpenters prepared ice stands and launch counters for a large turnout.
The health officer asks for a cleanup starting Monday Sept 4 to purge cesspools and waste, disinfect areas, and enforce sanitation rules. The notice cites state health law provisions and sets penalties for violations, emphasizing sanitary conditions and prevention of epidemics.
Fragmentary report mentions COMC SO ate at Peportea and parties involved in weighing case operations. References include Braj person furnishing evidence and Lovington Mercantile, Keily, Mur i Miss Delia Vauter, and mice. Dunaway arrived to begin duties for the sailing term.
A bay horse owned by W. R. Newman of Melrose New Mexico appears to be the trainer and crowd favorite among racing horses or gallopers in the event with strong expectations of success.
The United States Land Office Roswell announces filed selection lists for lands in New Mexico under acts of June 1898 and June 1910 with details including tract numbers and acreage. Protests against selections may be filed at this office during the publication period. Emmett Pailan dated August 16 and September 35 are referenced.
Notices filed in the U.S. Interior Land Office at Roswell and Lovington New Mexico detail claims of Jasper A Syfrett and Dixie Y. Mysick for Desert and Homestead entries, with witnesses named. The notices include dates of filing July 9 1918 and May 27 1942, and state contests to establish three year proof, with hearings in Plainview Lovington Monument and other locales.
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