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Newspaper
New Mexico State Record
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1921
Page
5
A large hay barn owned by Mr. Jarnett in Mesquite burned to the ground, containing 175 tons of hay. The blaze occurred after officers drove car and cargo back to El Paso that evening, with insurance partly covering the loss reported in the Las Cruces Republic.
The spring term of the district court will open in Carlsbad Monday March th. The docket includes 126 civil cases and criminal cases notably the Cargill killing of Butcher. The grand jury is expected to finish in two days. Dillard Wyatt will prosecute for the state. Lee Glasscock and J. P. Canhope loaded 2300 sheep at Artesia pens for shipment to Kansas City. The shipment will be sheared en route. Cauhope owns the sheep with about ten thousand remaining. Glasscock, a wool grower, plans to ship cars in about two weeks. Rains boost prospects for lambs this spring. The Southeast New Mexico rain is called a “million dollar” rain. No cold weather spoiled benefits. warm sun promises a good year for producers. The Art Alfalfa Growers Association meeting at city hall drew strong turnout. Membership nears 100, with directors elected: AD Hill, Bryant Williams, Chas Rogers, KR Hornbaker. Directors formed a board: W. R. Hornbaker president, Chas Rogers vice-president, C. E Martin treasurer. The board will manage soon.
A carload of road building equipment arrives here unloaded by Lowe & Hann for the Santa Rita Santa Rita Silver City Federal aid road. The haul includes a large stone crusher that crushes and classifies rock. B F Kelly assumes charge of work between Fort Bayard and Bayard station as road construction begins.
A long standing dispute centered on the transfer of title to yard equipment in Santa Rose. Dan Le Ree, connected with a contractor based in Al biguerme, was identified as the principal contractor for prior road work. The matter involves Meyen dealings and concerns about past counts and transfer stakes. Restated claims indicate years of concern and potential ownership misalignment.
The Lea County area including the Atum Boreas locality received slow, penetrating rain early this week. Reported precipitation reached 0.54 inches, a modest fall that greatly benefits the grass, according to the Lovington Leader.
The Deming Free Library Association has purchased land at the northwest corner of Hemlock Street and Tin Avenue, 75 by 10 feet, for a permanent home. The group, a ladies organization with about 300 volumes, operates two librarians and serves county patrons.
Oscar Norwood has completed the anch house on the Riley place southwest of Glenrio, and Ellis Norwood, Burt Ladd and Tom Bowman have taken possession. Mr. Norwood will receive about a thousand head of stock within sixty days, including two nuclei of an extensive herd.
The Kit Carson Post of the American Legion, led by Commander John Robinson and officers including Julian Nara Visa News Gibson Adjutant G. F. McCraken Treasurer Loyd M. Ingram Chap Albert Savillard Historian Raymond Stry Athletic Officer J. C. Guthin, was organized near Cong. A cattle shipment of about fifty head fed on maize and corn arrived in Servilleta. A former U.S. Navy bandmaster is organizing a legion post band.
Ramah New Mexico post office robbed by masked man with automatic pistol. Postmaster Richard White forced to surrender cash from the drawer, amounting to about 320 dollars. Local officers puzzled by the mysterious crime as residents react. Nearby Gallup details mention Ward selling his Ford addition home and plans for new construction and Yoder brothers away building a county school near Grants.
MORA C R Blackburn of Raton helps the S A force regulate the intertype and get it working. Willis K Brown Linotype operator and several others joined the trip. James Christman returns from Sipe Springs Texas to plan for spring farming with a big wheat crop and likely large spring plant. Real estate boom in Mosquera noted with purchases on Main Street and private deals. town activity includes privatisation discussions and land purchases.
A fragmented Alamo Building Association note names W. W. Mann C. F. Watton and W. Rye as board members to form the Alamo Building Lawn Association and to incorporate. Reporting mentions theft and store break in near a weather-affected day, with references to Sierra Mercantile and Hillsboro Advo...
Residents backed by Tucomeart County Board of Health and the State join the Chamber of Commerce to condemn the old shack near Taos High School and push Rock Island to build a new depot, with ultimate railroad action to be decided by officials.
Machinery for the new saw mill ordered by D. J. Bigbee has arrived and he is erecting his plant northwest of town. He reports a large timber stash ready to mill and expects immediate operation. The venture aims to supply lumber for upcoming homes and businesses this spring in Encino. Stock reports show good range conditions with a favorable winter and snows thawing quickly. Prospects point to a stronger year for stockmen and farmers in 1921.
Mines at Lake Valley have raised output to about four carloads of silver ore shipped weekly to the El Paso smelter. Market conditions for silver are likely better than for any other metal at present.
Roosevelt department notes Santa Fe telegraph force is replacing old poles on the Clovis Pecos division. Foreman Casner and 17 men, plus cooks, operate from a siding at Elida with a string of work cars.
Deputy U S Marshal Kern and Under Sheriff Thompson rounded up liquor suspects before U S Commissioner Ho Do Abrams. The county plans Blanco Bridge purchase for 44 thousand, funded by a 1500 cement-walk fund levy and 6 percent deferred payments, plus 400 to 500 dollars for high water protection. Government money may aid Bloomfield and Somifiht bridges. local schools face year-end schedules amid fiscal debates.
Readable fragments describe a Bay View sale and new office offerings by Wal the Pisaa Merranri teal. Mentions Bates sure, Meccatino ears, and Optic as the office operator.
Patented cattle ranch listing 1632 acres with two 40 acre homesteads relinquishments. Features include 9 springs, 3 windmills, 4 reservoirs, 18 miles fencing, buildings, tractor, farming implements, and estimated improvements. Details on price and terms not fully clear.
A clipped notice from a Denver hatchery advertises ceparity stock and chicks for sale. The fragment references a box address 1102 and hints at deliveries and varieties, noting reproductive products and infant poultry items.
A Baptist conservation committee report details how campaign pledges totaling 16,851,100.63 through December 3, 1926 funded State, Home and Foreign Missions, Christian Education, hospitals, orphanages, and ministerial relief. Foreign Mission Board expanded in China, Syria, Palestine, and new fields in Ukraine, Slavs, and other regions while home missions doubled budgets and expanded church work, schools, and new workers.
Mr J A White endorses RAT SNAP and urges use after a winter rat problem. He claims rats chewed holes in two new tires while his car sat in a garage. The ad promotes three sizes 35e 4c priced at 128 cents, sold and guaranteed by Collins Drug & Stationery Co and Kawse Grocery Co.
A garbled excerpt discusses toxins and diphtheria germs, linking them to life growth and artistic or eerie processes. It mentions active principles and effects on the germ and notes infection stages affecting tissue. The passage appears as a medical or scientific comment from an older text with damaged phrasing.
Fragmented text shows measurements, materials, and quantities for a Fay County and Luna County highway project. It lists excavation, concrete, metal culverts, reinforcement, and substructure steel. Mentions Artesia, Hope, Deming, Socorro, Santa Fe, and the New Mexico State Highway Engineer. The passage resembles a construction bill of quantities or project specification from the New Mexico highway system.
An 19th century note discusses animal brain studies noting that animal brains resemble the human brain in structure but lack certain cognitive powers. It observes that animals may show notable intelligence in other ways while being deficient in reasoning, reflecting early debates on comparative neurology.
A fragment quotes Senator Sor bum claiming that some positivan believes he saves the country by pursuing self-preservation, reflecting a distrustful view of ideological motives amid political discourse. The odd phrasing suggests OCR distortion but preserves the core accusation about self-serving patriotism.
A garbled OCR item titled Safety First hints at jumbled quotes and names. It includes phrases like Man smys gent and Sun Dit Truth Breaks In, with scattered references to Wil Joos Wad Arkaosas Thomas Cat and Howton. The text reads as a collage of misread words rather than a coherent event.
Rare price in Cimarron River valley Harper County Oklahoma. Entire section offers 140 acres in pasture, 400 acres cultivated, hog lots and buildings. Features new four room home, barn, chicken house, two granaries, mine hog area, good water, fenced and cross fenced. Asking 1500000 cash or 45000 per acre bargain at 45 per acre with terms to suit purchaser. Commission real estate firm handling sale.
Federal Aid Project No. 27 in McKinley County covers 226.28 miles between Gallup and Guam. Listed quantities include 33,003 cubic yards of Class I excavation and 1,988 cubic yards of Class 2 excavation. Working items feature metal culverts, concrete chases, expanded metal fabric, cattle guards, and gates.
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