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Newspaper
New Mexico State Record
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1919
Page
5
The new Broadway Home Kitchen fronts interiors of the Courier block are cleaned up. The Onyx theater in Columbus nears completion and will open Tuesday and Wednesday evening June 24 and 25 with manager F. McCoy presenting the film The Heart of Humanity.
The Community House, under War Camp Fourteenth, will be opened soon after complete remodeling. The facility provides shower baths, space for services, and home-like club rooms with suitable furniture installed for comfort. Galup Independent reports on the improvement for veterans.
Mora area notes record a sale of 40 000 pounds of beans at cents per pound by Mora Pred Fluhmann and son who ranch near Ray, leaving 600 pounds stored. They own 280 acres of corn and expect a big fall harvest. J J Lemon has twenty acres of volunteer wheat. Two years ago hail wrecked a wheat crop. Mills Develop er killed by lightning near Mills at eighteen miles east. body found in a pasture. Edger Floersheim’s house near completion with stucco slated to finish.
The shooting affray near Cuba left Luis Candelaria wounded and led to the holding of Ofimiano Gutierres and Natividad Gutierrez to await Sandoval county grand jury action. Justiniano Gutierrez, treasurer of Sandoval County, and Max Gutierrez, a Bernalillo County commissioner, were previously bound over. Candelaria was improving, with the bullet under his shoulder blade, amid disputes over cattle ownership at Estancia.
ARL Douglas reports three La Plata area school districts have consolidated and a modern building will be erected to serve pupils. This year will feature high school studies and later a full normal school course. Farming ton Hustler notes ownership changes include Mary Rosebrough buying a Farmington ranch to plant alfalfa. Frank Townsend of Largo acquired the Hoyle property in Az, known as the Bunker house in Lover's Lane, with ten lots and an eight room windmill. Atlas Independent adds E F Ivey of Roy is erecting a brick house on a property with a 12 foot windmill and ample water expected.
Local reports detail water drilling and road work on the San Miguel farm area as a new phalt roller and machinery are moved for city street paving projects in Las Vegas. Federal Light and Power announces a $70,000 upgrade at the Las Vegas power plant, including new equipment and Sixth Street paving. Enrollment at Las Vegas University rises to about 800 with 475 already in training, as staff and laborers prepare for summer term.
The Roosevelt state penitentiary faces an assault charge involving a seven year old girl, daughter of Mr and Mrs Potter from M W Hodges. The incident relates to a shipment of 100 steel yearlings this week from Carlsbad to a ranch north of town referenced in the Kenna Record.
J E Lee of Redlake purchased saw mill machinery after racing a jersey cow birth in Taos Witt in Taos recently. The mill will be located about eight miles from Taos near Miranda Canon three miles from Talpa Hot Springs. Building material demand in the region boosts prospects for the venture's success.
The Round Mound area reports a very favorable crop outlook with strong feed crops and good grazing. Some farmers note a light corn stand, but no serious problems. Mountainair’s J. H. Bachmann shipped 126 head of Whiteface cattle from Roswell to his ranch on the mountain.
The Hanton Mercantile Co. of this place bought the store formerly run and owned by Pred and Selzer at Cedarvale. The firm plans a large full stock general merchandise addition. Willard Record reports.
Union reports a land purchase in Block 201 by WG Sears of Des Moines for 1000 dollars with a new building to rise within weeks and the Gate City Lumber Co. to erect fronts nearby. City council creates sidewalk districts, beets and sugar producers discuss methods, and railroad costs loom as shipments between New Mexico and Kansas raise questions about profitability and timing.
Earl Hill, 18, walked 35 miles from May Hill in Otero county over the Sacramento mountains to El Paso to enlist. He was sent to the Great Lakes station as an apprentice seaman. Allen & Butler open a 4 lumber yard in Alamogordo with SW Allen in charge. Lumber unloading begins and sheds will be built soon for business.
QuaAY reports Matador Land and Cattle received thirty cars of cattle while G C Crain shipped horses and mules to Esteline Texas. Glenrie Tribune notes a train yard leak from a cocoa and oil tank valued at 200 dollars from South America. Also a warning about two boys aged 12 and 13 from Tecumeari leaving by box cars toward California, with local searches ongoing for their safety.
Bernard's Lucky Strike group of five claims begins a one foot shaft with plans for a 25 foot cross cut to tap the vein and drift ahead. Ore assayed from one to fourteen ounces gold per ton, ore described as granite and gold bearing. Hillsboro reports a tin and platinum rich ore strike twelve miles from Chloride, valued at $12,000 a ton. Fritz Maurice and Hall hold lease and bond on the property.
A man confined in Socorro for causes not fully disclosed is reported to have begun serving the remainder of his life term. The event marks a continuation of a lengthy legal process and reflects ongoing corrections actions in the region.
An old health column claims pimples stem from toxins absorbed into blood via bowels. It advises four ounces of Jad in hot water each morning for a week to cleanse bowels and stimulate kidneys, plus a lemon juice and bicarbonate drink to purify blood and clear skin.
An advertisement claims women can dry clean household items at home using Solvite soap and gasoline in a wash boiler or lipan mix. It asserts rapid cleaning of fabrics including laces and furs without fading, shrinking, or wrinkling, and warns to avoid flames. The piece pitches Solvite directions priced cheaply at drug stores.
Washington debates how to restore 1100 miles of sleet highways to private owners with assurance of adequate revenues. Plans push private operation, guaranteed fair return, and consolidation of weaker and stronger lines, amid opposition to government guarantees and fears of partnership or ownership.
The old belief that a murdered person bleeds when touched by the guilty persists in tales. An 18th or 19th century line of inquiry once appeared in Scottish courts, with Sir Walter Scott referenced as a source for related stories.
Figures cover the Army YMCA Southern Department for the year ended April 30 1919. Attendance at YMCA buildings reached 60,212,823, exceeding half the U.S. population. The report notes 18,002 religious meetings with 2,719,719 in attendance and 9,914,681 at movies. Educational and social activities are detailed, including book distributions and lectures, with extensive counts of attendees and participants across departments.
The State of New Mexico announces a public land sale in Santa Fe County with bids due at 1 PM on a specified date. Land tracts in Santa Fe and Grant counties are offered, with mineral rights reserved to the state and payments details outlined.
Five months after the armistice the Young Men's Christian Association reported 8350 workers overseas, an increase of 726 since last November. 5528 are men, with many in overseas posts from Archangel to Rome, and Windivostok to Brest and London. 2187 are women abroad, aiding troops in Riviera and Alpine resorts, with over 40 in motion picture support. Overseas bureau records 635 workers abroad, 852 recruited by Overseas Theater league, 125 men and 207 women. since inception, 12229 sent abroad, 8238 men and 2421 women, with 2685 men and 234 women returned. 11 killed, 3 died of wounds, 56 from disease or other causes.
Lonely hearts seek marriage through The Successful Club and Mrs Ball in Oakland, offering confidential matching with descriptions. Also advertised are salesmen positions, Burkburnett Ranger Tularosa Basin Oil Association in Albuquerque, and land for sale in San Juan County plus oil interests in Raton.
The State of New Mexico debenture issue invites sealed bids for 2000 dollars in debentures dated July 1, 1922. One-fifth mature each July 1 thereafter, semiannual pay dates, with bids accompanied by a 2 percent certified check. Bid rejection rights reserved. Charles Strong, Treasurer, June 27.
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