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Newspaper
New Mexico State Record
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1920
Page
5
Public land and timber sale notices from Santa Fe Luna Colfax Otero Grant and Lincoln counties announce bids for numerous land tracts and timber lots. Describe sale locations, bid deposits, timelines, and contract terms including payments, interest, and rights reserved by the State.
Notices regarding state highway debentures and public lands sales in Santa Fe and Grant County. Details include terms of sale, improvements, payment schedules, and contractual conditions for land tracts under the State Public Lands system. Also an estate probate notice for Cecil A. Estes with scheduling of will proof in the Santa Fe County Court.
Notices announce executrix duties for Nancy M. Thornton estate and guardianship for Alcario Gonzales. Filings due by law include claims against the deceased and a final report for the guardian with a discharge petition to be heard September 10, 1920, at Santa Fe County Court House.
Fragmentary OCR of a dated August 1 1820 public notice about state highway debentures. Mentions geese, sale, principal, interest rates, and names such as CHARLES VII STRONG. Includes scattered phrases about accompaniment and rejection.
A huge tin nugget weighing over forty pounds, near Socorro Magdalena Creek, has sparked strong activity as claims rise in the field. Davis transported the lump to Magdalena and shipped it east by express, renewing excitement and development efforts in the district. W R Morly bought Falconer’s stake in First National Bank of Magdalena. Falconer resigned as president, Morly elected president, with Aragon, Nicholas, Jam, and Eddy as officers and directors. The bank, organized in 1912, opened September 23 that year. Also noted: Tucker Bros pursued thirty five fine Hereford bulls and a New Mexico Wool Growers meeting is set for Magdalena on September 7.
The Moraiity Moraiity area expects a grand Mercantile Company opening Friday and Saturday August 6 and 7 inside the large adobe building the largest in the state. Merchandise arrives daily with new departments and strong patronage reported from Moraiity and surrounding country Cal. Sharp sells farm to Mrs Plant and sons Ira and Ross. The Plant tract covers 235 acres and work begins to create a fine Bed land farm. Grasshoppers threaten crops near Stanley and Gran Jira with potential larger damages next year.
John Layton, a former Clayton resident now in Denver, visits family and praises Clayton during his trip. The Foopie's Tailor Shop is sold to W B Locke of Antlers, Oklahoma, who also purchases 380 acres near Clayton and notes growing oil interest in Union County. The 16 room Mose Skeen mansion on the Cimarron near completion features modern updates and wide screened porches.
Odetl Harris and Gow cow-punchers branded cattle and calves at Mt Dora stockyards on Saturday. Tassir Scarlett shipped two cars of corn and one of teans, with one car currently en route and another dispatched. Nate Gordon bought buildings for the Rocky Weehange Elevator company and plans expansion this season. Leedham opened sand and gravel pits west of Des Moines near Tor Liewellyn, selling hundreds of yards and shipping carloads to Des Moines. Dawn church activities and local saturnine notes reflect community business and movement in the area.
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