Beans and Bank Deposits Report Rise in County Yields
John Block reports high yields on well cultivated ground with 1100 pounds per acre versus 500 to 700 on weedy plots. Milburns shipped 8,000 pounds per trip and earned about $54 to $75 per acre from 85 acres. Davis delivered 41,000 pounds of beans, and local banks show total deposits around 425,000 with Estancia Valley interest in future expansion.
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John Block
CP. May
F. A. Davis
Willard
Willad
Ceretain
W. T. Cosand
Haviland
Kansas
Estancia
News-Herald
Torrance County
Estancia Savings Bank
Cattle Thieves Arrested in Las Vegas Jail
Special to State Record from Las Vegas New Mexico December 11 Deputy Sheriff Ra mon Ulibarri lodged Carlos Pino Rufino Rael and Adolfo Gonzales in county jail charged with stealing cattle from Benjamin Schutt whose Ojitos Fries herd had two head missing Investigators found cow head and meat at Pino home meat and potatoes at Rael residence and chicken wire at Gonzales all items not claimed as their property Officials believe the meat matches the missing cattle and the potatoes and wire are unrelated to the thefts
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Las Vegas
N. M
Carlos Pino
Rufino Rael
Adolfo Gonzales
Ramon Ulibarri
Benjamin Schutt
Alabarri
Schutts
Schutt
Lorenzo Dela
Three Men Held in County Jail After Plea of Guilt
The three men remain in the county jail as arraignment is postponed and grand jury action looms. Pinos and Padilla have prior penitentiary terms for cattle theft with Ortiz as the County Commissioner, Pinos has been released while Padilla serves out his sentence.
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Pinos
Mateo Padilla
Fidel Ortiz
Padilla
How a Lawyer Framed An Orange Gift Case
A quip describing how a bare transfer becomes a legal deed. The joke frames a simple orange handover as an elaborate instrument granting all rights, including biting and eating the fruit with rind, skin, juice, pulp, and pips, forever to the contrary in any deed. It highlights legalese inflating a trivial transfer.
Gallup Men Buy All Stock in Local Bank
Special to State Record residents of this county own all stock and officers of Gallup State Bank after local buyers purchase Albuquerque shares. Gregory Page serves as president with W H Morris as president, J R Goehring as vice president, and John J Emmons as cashier. Directors are Page, Morris, L G Goehring, H Neumann, and Emmons. Deposits rose from 85 000 to 300 000, a state record, and Albuquerque sellers join Gallup as correspondents of the Gallup bank.
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Gallup State Bank
Gallup
Albuquerque
Gregory Page
W. H. Morris
J. R. Goehrin
John J. Emmons
Evsher
G. Page
L. G. Goehring
H. Neumann
J. J. Emmons
Messers
Jerdon
Marron
Kerber
Pollock
McDonald
Gallup Bank
Interesting Facts About Early U S Presidents and the White House
A compact roundup notes Washington sworn in on Wall Street steps at the sub treasury. Adams recalls witnesses weeping at inauguration. A $500 prize funded the first White House home design won by James Hoban, with the two story White House built by 1799. Washington laid its corner stone in 1792. Abagail Adams reportedly hung out the family wash in the east room. Also mentions Grant briefly arrested by a negro policeman for speeding, and Grover Cleveland’s three mile limit controversy on the Atlantis white fishing Exchange.
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George Washington
Wall Street
Sub-Treasury
John Adams
Washington
James Hoban
South Carolina
White House
Abagail Adams
United States
Ulysses S. Grant
Nésro
Grover Cleveland
Atlantis
White fishing—Exchange
Oil Discovery Near Alamogordo At Twin Mountains
Alamogordo residents report a new oil excitement centered on Twin Mountains 20 miles southwest. A ten person company has formed with investors from Mamorordo, sparked by geologist G E Ward Sr findings suggesting a lake of oil beneath a Permian limestone and fireclay. Field appears large with potential as a strong producer for quantity and quality.
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Alamogordo
Twin Mountains
Here
G. E. Ward
Stanleys
W. C. Heynes
Mamorordo
Vsibe
Alamogordo News
Santa Rita Development Co Begins Shipping Ore
Mr. H W Loomis of Santa Rita Development Co visited Deming and Spalding, returning from El Paso with mining machinery. The company mines in eight hundred acres of copper bearing ground in the Santa Rita district, with operations linked to the Chino properties. The first ore car departed after coal delays. Chino mines reportedly output 10 000 tons daily, indicating vast potential for Luna and Grant counties and attracting investors and settlers to southwestern New Mexico.
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H. W. Loomis
Santa Rita Development Co
Deming
P. D. Southworth
Spalding
Loomis
Santa Rita
F Paso
Citiens
Grant
Chino
Thig
United States
Santa Rita Development Company
Luna
Grant Counties
New Mexico
Legal Executions In Arizona Abolished
Phoenix report notes a decisive amendment linking to the anti capital punishment measure on the recent ballot. The article outlines abolishment steps and potential legal shifts as the state moves away from capital punishment.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Amendment Ends Legal Executions in Arizona
The race for party leadership neared completion as results showed the amendment adopted by a solid majority. The measure bars pardons or commutations for murder, unless new evidence proves innocence to the satisfaction of the pardons and paroles board.
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Arizona
Mimbres Valley Cannery Reports 1916 Tomato Output
The Membres Valley Growers and Canning Association at Hondale closed its 1916 season packing 400 000 No 2 and 3 cans of Mimbres Valley tomatoes valued near 5000 dollars. Output exceeded last year by 160 000 cans and next season is expected to double 1916 volume.
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Membres
E. E. Osborn
Berry Bowen
Mondale
Hondale
Mimbres Valley
Raton Land and Improvement Company Plans South Park Addition
Local businessmen organize the Raton Land and Improvement Company to market a large tract south of the city, known as the South Park addition. Blocks will be divided into one acre plots at 150 dollars each with 10 dollars down and 10 dollars monthly. Water lines to the tract are to be installed before opening.
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Old City
Bar Examiners Hold Monday Session
State Board of Bar Examiners convened a session at the Supreme Court or Capitol Building on Monday. Members present included M. E. Pee Key and 1S ory paren, presiding.
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State Board of Bar Examiners
Supreme Court
Capitol Building
M. E. Pee Key
Ory Paren
Bursum Visits New Mexico After election defeat
Former governor candidate Hon H C Bursum Republican, defeated by Frekiel De Baca by about 1000 votes, traveled with Inilee M C Meche district judge and a mining man to inspect properties in Hanover. He praised Grant county and pledged to pursue constructive state legislation despite loss.
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H. C. Bursum
New Mexico
Frekiel de Baca
Inilee M. C Meche
Socorro
Dodson
Bursum
Hanover
Bursam
Wilson
Althenech
Joverno
Demostic
Grant
Silver City Enterprise
High prices blamed on manipulation before congress
A prominent Standard Oil official testified that production did not set prices, amid rising costs for potatoes and apples. Reports from Boston and New Orleans describe high retail prices and widespread farmer distress, with calls for government inspection and anti monopoly safeguards to curb commission charges.
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United States
Standard Oil
Boston
Maine
Charleston
Baldwins
Greenings
Harveys
Hubbardstons
Northern Spy
West
Christian Science Monitor
New Orleans
CW. Kempton
Bogalusa
Louisiana
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Oregon
Michigan
Sonopoli
Anti Saloons Organized in Santa Fe
The Anti Saloon League met in Santa Fe with R E Parley of Mountaah leading a statewide campaign to organize works in every voting precinct. Dr Wadsworth of California argued for prohibition citing economic and moral benefits.
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Anti Saloon League
Santa FE
Fe County
R. E. Parley
Mountaah
Clar Roberts
Pre. Hanna
Farley
Dr. Wadsworth
California
Wadsworth
Busiess
Denver
Cal
Lrst National Bank
Prohibition
Colorado
Charity Missions
Colorado Penitentiary
Warden Tynan
Saint
Tynan
Weeming
Wyoming
Special Election in Otero Yields Republican Victory
In Otero County the special election to elect a probate judge produced a Republican win for Martin Brown over Democrat James E. Anderson and G. W. Merkley. A tight vote followed a 686 to 686 tie in the general election, with reports noting voter election fatigue across the county.
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Otero County
Otero
Martin Brown
James E Anderson
Sod G. W. Merkley
Brown
Anderson
Mamngorda
Republican Candidates File Contests in Santa Fe District Court
In Santa Fe on a Wednesday afternoon Republican contenders filed contest notices against Democratic and fusion opponents for county offices. Grounds allege fraud in the November 7 1916 election including printed ballots copied from Republican ballots but altered by Democratic workers, concealing Republican candidates and misleading voters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles ©. Closson
Celso Lopez Federico Lonez
Teasurer
Nicolas Sena
M. A. Ortiz
Trinidad C. de Baca
Victor Ortega
Jose Inez Roy
Issenior
J.P. Adams
Santa Fe
Seid
Boleto Publicano
Republican County Committee
Celso Lopez
Freight Business Rushed Over Santa Fe District
Heavy movement of stock brisk coal trade and unprecedented freight volumes strain all train services to avoid congestion. Raton Range notes transport pressure as pre-cut-off conditions drive sustained activity across the Santa Fe district.
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Santa Fe New Mexco
Raton Range
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Luna County
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New York
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England
Anta Feco
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