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Newspaper
New Mexico State Record
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1916
Page
8
The county convention shows clear control with a warm, if quiet, harmony evident. The Catron lineup appears to hold a majority, indicating stable leadership and coordinated agenda.
The convention chose E. P. Davies to oppose Read for district attorney and named a full slate including Catron as senator. Delegations, resolutions, and committee actions followed with harmony and support for the nominated ticket.
The article lists district attorneys for multiple districts and names for senator and representative seats, detailing nominees and postponed actions across counties such as Rio Arriba Lincoln San Miguel Doña Ana and others, reflecting a broad slate of candidates and party organization.
Alexander Beatesy of Rio Arriba County New Mexico was nominated by the Republican District Convention in Santa Fe on August 28 1916 for the position of District Attorney for the First Judicial District comprising Rio Arriba Santa Fe and San Juan counties. The convention, held August 25 1916, elected officers including Hon A Read as nominee and approved the process with L B Prince as chairman and Sinto Chavez as secretary.
The Socorro area is credited with 15 million dollars in total production and yields about 1.5 million annually in gold and silver. With centralized operations and hydroelectric power cutting costs, vast lower grade ore appears set to expand output for years. Vein outcrop spans 35 miles, many ground areas remain unexplored, and experts estimate depth to 1,000 feet could push gross product to 100 million. In Las Cruces the story of a wildcat lion and a dramatic heroine tale follows.
Mrs Geo M Andrews dies Monday at 2 a.m. after a Velie car accident on Ranchos road. Her daughter in law Mrs Frank Sawyer of Kansas City escapes injury while Mrs Andrews’ advanced age and frail health contributed to the fatal outcome. Mrs Sawyer, Miss Dorothy Andrews and others departed for Kansas City with the body. Taos Recorder reports.
The Gallup Herald reports Mills Sanders Bruce Draper E F Kenney and the Sterret brothers uncovered a small mesa 15 miles north of town used as a defensive site by ancient inhabitants. Ruins indicate a large population, with battles fought atop the mesa and many skeletons at its foot. Pottery fragments scatter the area and a far settlement seven miles southeast shows cliff-top housing, pottery, stone hammers and hatchets.
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