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Newspaper
New Mexico State Record
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1918
Page
4
Notice records that mail is entered as second class matter at the Santa Fe New Mexico post office under the Act of March 5 1879 indicating status and processing category.
A compilation of editorial quips cites Hearst’s anti Japan stance and calls for caution over Russia and Germany during World War I. It quotes Senators and papers from Minneapolis to New York, noting loyalty to Germany, the Rochester Post Express, and urging thrift stamps amid wartime tension.
A meeting in the Raton Business and Civic Association office formed a Junior Civic association by County High School freshmen. Officers chosen, weekly Wednesday meetings set, and plans include campsite improvements for tourists, planting trees, laying gravel, and building fires. A War Saving society will be included, with monthly sessions.
The piece comments on America's preparedness efforts and cites disquieting facts. It urges New Mexicans to read Mr. Child's article in Cal for March 16. Reading takes about 20 minutes but its impact endures among readers and executives alike.
The piece condemns La Follette as a blot on civilization and calls for Senate action to remove him if authorized. It lauds soldiers and critiques sedition in New Mexico while noting John McCormack paid a $75,000 war tax cheerfully and supports large Red Cross efforts and Camp Sheridan deployments.
C Nelson of Elida will convert Hagerman livery stable into a fully equipped garage with auto parts and accessories while buying a local residence. A 600 member Hagerman Mes senger is hoped by March 15. Public meeting favored county Farm Bureau family type organization despite earlier opposition.
Doc Cahill cleans and sacks car loads of Pinto Beans daily, shipping them out. The Merritt building’s upper story is leased by Springer Stockman Westerfield and Scott who convert it into a modern medical suite with reception, private offices, operating rooms, and patient spaces. Ready in about two weeks the hospital will hold around twelve patients at a time. Mrs H S Fuller reports sixty white orpington chickens with January eggs totaling 26.50 and February 35.70.
Thirty two Grant county boys the last of the county's contingent left Fort Riley Kansas amid cheers from two thousand relatives and friends and to the strains of the Star Spangled Banner. The display was among the most enthusiastic and patriotic seen in the city. The Fort Sumner Drug Store cellar will be used for storage of booze. Bennett Motor Transit Co notes the cellar can serve other storage needs. Auto Stage schedule runs daily between Silver City Hurley and Fort Sumner at 10 am for timely arrivals.
A public school program in Dona Ana honored fourteen westbound Army volunteers from the county preparing to join the colors. Prof. Brovier and Isidoro Armijo gave patriotic talks, with music by the Williams Duet and a large American flag decoration. Refreshments were provided by the Red Cross before the departure for Fort Riley Kansas.
A Carlsbad shipment of about six railway cars carried teen hundred goats and three hundred sheep owned by P B Scott, sent to Illinois and Dryden Texas respectively. Artesia improves cemetery with cottonwoods and elms. treasury shows $167.93. County Farmers plan a county Company Boys Ranch. Guadalupes holdings sold. Calves sold at $40 by Lane Jenkins. US Geological Survey party designates lands under the 640 acre act. Lordsburg hosts the party with nine government Fords. Columbus Electric Light and Power buys new equipment for enhanced service. taxpaying Gallup to vote on $80,000 bond to extend water and add municipal light. Thrift Stamp Campaign reaches $731 through school efforts.
The British and French shortage of fabrics for bandages forces architects and engineers to submit obsolete drawings on calico and linen. Drawings are washed sterilized and boiled for reuse. The Municipal Journal notes similar needs in the United States.
The Providence Journal piece argues Allied soldiers face Teutonic might with no fear, urging civilians to back their troops fully to thwart German diplomacy while the Kaiser claims victory must be recognized before peace. It frames German efforts as undermining Allied strength and pushes for a decisive win.
An old advertisement promotes Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound as a remedy to darken gray hair. It claims the preparation restores natural color and shine, can be applied with a sponge or brush, and works by morning on one strand at a time. The copy emphasizes ease of use and universal appeal.
W W Warner and his brother in law own over ten sections near Tucumcari and are expanding farming activities with oil prospecting partners CC Coulter and a geologist. They will study oil leases and crops including kafir milo with Colorado investors guiding future operations.
Portales High School will hold commencement on Thursday evening May 23 with Superintendent Wilson presiding as a large class graduates. Nearby land sales include Bascom Howard selling shallow water land to W D and H H Hawkins of Hereford Texas for pumping plants, and Loral Barger purchasing J T Hughes quarter section for 135 dollars. the Orme Mercantile Company in Mountainair has improved their M C Barger storefront, while a Sunday School Convention is set for March 31 at Round Top Schoolhouse with a Mountainair picnic to follow.
The Gallup Public School board met Monday night and re-elected J. L. Swinney as superintendent for the coming year.
In Socorro last week a note mentions 35 men who left for a complete outfit for polishing during a ceremony. The item continues on page eight with details about the event and its participants.
The commercial club held a bond booster dinner for about 100 business men who heard speeches and discussed use of funds from the proposed $22,500 bond issue. The Thrift Stamp committee reports $5,000 in stamps sold during February.
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