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Newspaper
New Mexico State Record
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1917
Page
5
R A Bush spent days in the mountains near old Baldy and sent the slain animal to El Paso taxidermists to be turned into a large rug. The tale appears in New Mexico News Review from Special Reports and State Papers.
The wagon bridge over the Pecos River caught fire Tuesday afternoon and was extinguished by prompt citizen action. Traffic was halted for a couple of days. Road Supervisor B L Romero and his crew repaired the damage. The fire’s origin remains unknown. Freeze Kills Garden Plants Santa Rosa records a light first fall freeze killing garden plants. Judge Richardson Draws for Judge G A Richardson drew grand and petit juries at three o'clock this afternoon in Chaves county. Roswell News. Two Games Of Football Roswell High travels to Clovis to face their team this afternoon while Portales hosts home game. Lea County Transcrint Finished The Lea county transcription of Chaves county records is now complete after over two months work. Roswell Daily Record Binders Running Double Shifts Binders are working day and night as frost threatens crops and farmers hurry to harvest feed. Cuervo Clipper
The 220 acre George Look Place near Berino was sold to Paul McCombs of El Paso. L Corbin of La Mesa will manage the farm, with 110 acres planted in wheat. Drainage work resumes with new labor and a warehouse, tools, and a gasoline tank planned. Las Cruces busy with fair preparations, Liberty Loan, and medical society meetings.
In New Mexico Council of Defense reports led by Mrs W S Lindsey, women in De Baca Dona Ana and San Juan counties boost home food conservation. Families dried and canned meat and produce, aided by Red Cross and Hoover pledge cards. Winter gardens urged, fruit and vegetable yields varied, with optimistic notes on surplus and local shipping.
The Southern Baptist convention considers Alamogordo as a possible site for a large sanatorium. A letter to the Alamogordo Commercial Club secretary outlines plans to establish a facility serving Southern Baptists and others, with a site visit expected soon if incentives are right. A mass meeting to decide on making New Mexico dry is scheduled for Monday at the Commercial Club. Sawmills in Sacramento Mountain prepare for November resume at Alamogordo News. A local meat shortage nearly occurred after an accident affecting a contractor supplying markets. Salt.
State lands in Santa Fe Lea County offer 403,072 acres for sale with improvements including wells, windmills, corrals, sheds, tanks, and fencing. Auction notices list multiple sections with values from 200 to 11,000 dollars and payment terms, with public sale scheduled in Loving, New Mexico.
The Office of the Commissioner of Public Lands in Santa Fe announces a public sale in Socorro County under an 1900 act. Bid details, payment terms, and conditions require an initial twentieth of purchase price and compliance with contract deadlines and deferred payment terms.
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