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Newspaper
New Mexico State Record
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1919
Page
10
Lovington last week a seven months old hog brought by Dean Allen of Plainview weighed 204 pounds and sold for 15 dollars at the local meat market.
Lincoln E. O. Finley reports purchasing 2500 head of fine steers aged three to four years from a wide area including Rosewell and Carlsbad. He plans to ship the cattle to eastern points soon as the stock selection targets strong growth and quality. Nogal hotel proprietor A C Davis says spring prospects look bright for the region with irrigation and orchard activity fueling growth at Nowal and Carrizava outlooks.
Physicians report influenza is abating in and around Deming with no new cases last week. The development pleases residents worried by rising illness as Governor Th. F. Key visited for business and Woodmen events. He viewed James Todhunter's steer prospects.
Mrs. John Stalick was fined 400 dollars plus costs and sentenced to 0.6 days in the county jail after a bailed court appearance on two counts of selling liquor. John Stalick, partner in the Stalick booze firm, faced similar charges and received 800 dollars in fines and costs and a year of free board and confinement in the town jail.
Local report from Gallup Independent states Mike Marcello was fined 100 dollars and won one charge. Separate case notes Mrs. Max Farkovich arrested on four counts of selling liquor and sentenced to 180 days in jail on three remaining counts with fines and costs totaling one million dollars.
The Electric Light and Power property of Gallup, owned by Citizens Electric Light, Power and Telephone Co under Gregory Page, was sold and transferred to the newly incorporated Gallup Electric Light and Power Co by Albuquerque parties led by Rue Haggard, with William C Maan and Horace T Gardner as secretary. The Citizens company retains the telephone plant and will continue to operate.
A fragmented notice describes extending plant operations by May first in Gallup region and constructing a long line to Albuquerque for a writing project attributed to Roy Spanish-American in the current year.
The Gallup Mercantile Co plans a 30000 dollar extension with a large office and expanded warehouse space. GW McAdams of Arizona will build a one story commercial block costing over 5000 dollars on the south side. Otto Fellin plans a two to three story stone and brick apartment building with 73 by 142 foot frontage and a finished basement. Lanes demand a modern structure costing at least 1000 dollars to be among the city’s finest. L. Penney Co’s store will be a modern stone and brick design with marble front and plate glass vestibule.
An 19 year old Ohio boy accidentally killed Herta Jannky in Toledo after a rifle discharged from a car seat as deputies chased a stolen vehicle near Farmington. The crash occurred while transporting the suspects toward Gallup. the victim died from a bullet wound to the head. The car involved was a stolen conveyance found near a field.
Tourists stranded in Wagon Mound after a recent storm maroon the party on the ocean to oetan highway. The group laments the road condition and the failed English language to express their distress.
Report notes many outsiders in town seeking ranches to buy or lease while nearby grazing land becomes unsuited due to imminent heavy snows. Grass moisture for the season is secured as snow advances.
The interior remodeling at Farmers and Stockmens Bank is nearing completion. The work has improved appearance and convenience, justifying the temporary inconvenience to banking staff and the public during construction, as reported by Wagon Mound Sentinel.
Business Miss McNama, longtime stenographer and bookkeeper at the Roy Trading Co. store, has leased one of the Appel bi zooms and will begin a new enterprise. The move signals expansion in local commerce and marks a notable shift in her professional career within the community.
C F Howe and family leave wintering at Lis as for farming this summer. A new dwelling numbered 12 is under construction on the Urmine ranch, recently rented by ALJ Williams.
Roy town officials plan to display a contract for a 1200 ton well to supply city water. Rumors suggest a deep test well may be sunk nearby during the city’s testing phase for fuel or utility purposes.
A government crew in the White Mountain region of the Lincoln National Forest estimates timber for logging. They aim to determine merchantable quantities for sawmill use and plan to divide the timber into assortments. Work continues until about July 1 with Capitan mountains mills currently operating and a permit approved for Kale Community in the eastern Litlaw allotment.
Lincoln National Forest supervisor Pred Arthur says a tract to build a trail from Alamo canyon to the bead is planned with federal support and hundreds of dollars in expenditure. Proposals also outline trails in the White Mountains and Capitan Mountains as tentative projects.
Johnt Highes of Oklahoma recently connected with Alamo for suite fame and purchased the Alamo Wood and Cowl Yard from M. H. Warite.
Kreamer and Witter of Matnoworta secure two contracts to build new store structures. Frasier Grain Co will get an adobe building with concrete footings, 32 by 40 feet, replacing the old one. Huss plans a 25 by 50 foot adel with eastern pine floor and plate glass front, later extended by 30 to 38 feet.
W A Light, the Reservation agent, reports the influenza outbreak among the Indians has subsided over the past month. He credits the hospital and its capable staff for saving seventeen pneumonia cases that would have otherwise been fatal.
Mitchell of Albert was aboard a west town wreck last week carrying two registered bulls bought in the East for ten thousand dollars.
Only two of the variables survived the ditching effort as Mr. Mitchell found his bulls referenced in a small Nara Visa News item.
The County Commissioners last week voted in favor of making Nara Visa an incorporated village. An election will be called soon in Visa News.
A heavy rig tendering and other drilling machinery are being unloaded in anticipation of the balance of equipment arriving within a few days. Preparations are underway to lift the deep test well for oil and gas by the Great Western Oil and Refining Company.
W A McDeswell and Chas H Sits of Kenna Bark & Trist Co. completed the largest deal yet, purchasing the entire 137 Kenna Town Site portfolio of business and residence lots from J C Boatright in Oklahoma Kenna Record.
Gov. Sandoval purchased a large tract of land near Lac Maja in Sandoval County totaling about 24 018 acres. The sale, completed last week, drew strong reactions in Santa Fe and involved A B McMillen as agent. The parcel’s value ties to farming prospects and highway access for product transport.
San Juan reports fruit grower Gitte Morris, a Taisian Trader, has purchased the D. R. Hunter post west of the Carel on Farm City, adding to local agricultural assets.
Wayne Walling leads preliminary work to select a road site up the hill across the San Juan river on the steel bridge highway. About $40,005 funds are available for this purpose. Walling, aided by assistant T H Miller, has visited sites and identified two practical lines, one highly desirable but possibly cost prohibitive in Armington Noster.
The Las Vegas Commercial Club outlines a active year with a program to be carried through. It will resume its regular membership dinners starting May 2 with a Cowbayst Reunion. The club aims to raise $5,000 in prize money to ensure this year’s reunion is better than prior ones.
Acting Governor Paskey oversees a week of test shipments as sixteen cattle cars move from Lamy to Ki. Officials report steady operations and no incidents during the transfer.
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