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Newspaper
New Mexico State Record
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1917
Page
8
Capital City residents and dignitaries frequent the city with visits from Attorney W. A. Hawkins and Judge M. C. Mechem. Officials and businessmen including FA Jones of the School of Mines, Frank Marron and others attend legislature events, with social notes on births, deaths, and local enterprises.
FC Holt has completed the Somnetian of an $85,000 plant at Pocatello and discussed with Win. Grew a similar setup for Mr. Gre associated with the Santa Fe Protege and Coal Storage company. Local stockraisers and farmers see opportunity to supply packers locally, increasing earnings by growing alfalfa and peas for finishing livestock. Indictments in Sandoval county include Valverde for branding cattle and larceny, Romero for assault with deadly weapon, Valencia for receiving stolen goods, and Montoya for sheep theft and disfigurement. Blue Star Mining Co. capitalized at $30,000. Southwest Mission Hotel with $200,000 capital.
A flurry of Valentine events fills Library Hall and private homes with decorations, orchestra music, and hostess duties as Mrs. Austin C Brady and partners host a Valentine afternoon. Socials feature diners, birthdays, and club gatherings with guests from Boston, Denver, and nearby towns, plus a Santa Fe tying of Jacobs and Boyle with civil affairs and local society leaders.
Albuquerque Yeomen invite the national conclave to meet in Albuquerque in 1921 after it convenes in Detroit in June. Dr S L Burton will study at Mayo Brothers Rochester Minn. The group plans to boast Albuquerque’s case in Chicago. First Methodist Episcopal church buys Third Street frontage and will build a new church this year. Electric Association opens its third annual convention in Albuquerque with leaders praising electricity’s growth and potential. cattle shipment from Elk City Kans to stock a local ranch. Lewis Drybread and wife to oversee registered cattle herds north of town.
Messrs West and Box of Little Creek delivered the last of their 1916 corn crop Monday, totaling about 100000 pounds. They sold it to Titsworth Co at 210 dollars per hundred, a sign of a strong local market for farmers. The Capitan Mountaineer notes the positive outlook for farm products.
Public record shows Ned Sherman sued in Santa Fe County for divorce in the First Judicial District of New Mexico. The court notes a pending case with a February 19, 1917 deadline for appearance, with Ned Sherman named as plaintiff and Santa James listed in the filing.
Edy Building N Church adds Sabbath school rooms and a kitchen annex to the Presbyterian church. Stone construction blends with the existing main room and will move toward quick completion under Mr. Wallace oversight. Plains settlers near Highlonesome ranch establish a new town named Ocho and plan a school and church house within eight miles.
The George Keepers electric light and power franchise was approved by a large majority on Tuesday with 303 votes for and 2 against. The council now must pass an ordinance to grant the franchise. The Gallup Herald notes strong demand for pinons and a major New York buyer's influence on markets, with Gallup handling a significant share of purchases and possible broader regional expansion.
Oil experts in the east end of the county plan testing after securing oil leases as San Juan Times notes. Road work on the San Jon to Tucumcari state highway draws crews through town en route to Glenrio to begin at the state line. Gus Coots stirs locals, predicts a land boom and lists two properties with Snyder & McKeehen while advertising his Herefords in Nara Visa News.
Roosevelt notes a new sanitarium with six patient rooms a large ward an operating room a diet room and kitchen an office and nurses’ room. Equipment will be latest and best. Portales Mews. Still They Come reports the La Lande National Farm Lom Association has been organized awaiting a few more members to sign up and apply for a charter.
John Lather while guiding his team in a Flora Vista stable yard spots a young deer in an orchard area. The wounded animal slips into an arroyo, strikes a barbwire fence, and breaks its neck. John then shoots the deer and loads the carcass into his wagon. The tale contrasts ambiguous luck with earned venison.
Voss and Griffin received a carload of Chevrolet cars yesterday and are unloading and setting them up. Most of the carload is sold and will be delivered at once. This is the first full carload of Chevrolets to be received by the local agent Mountainair Independent.
L A Morris farming six miles from Mountainair reported a wood bean crop on thirty two acres yielding 1100 dollars cash in the past season. The tract was smaller than many neighbors yet produced a strong return for the size of the field.
Republican and Democratic factions clash over state spending and government form. Representative C W B Bryan criticizes a 39 500 annual bill and Capitol excess, urging commission government and a bridge contract debate. Edits discuss prices, public notices, and political commentary from Santa Rosa Voice and Natl Visa News about Mr Bursum and local figures.
A Colorado company, Belle Land and Development, extends lines from Abiquiu to Espanola connecting with Mountain States to Santa Fe. A new Espanola to Embudo and Dixon branch will create a comprehensive county system with local exchanges at Tierra Amarilla and Espanola. New management leads the project. J A Rivera and J Smith head the enterprise.
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