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Newspaper
New Mexico State Record
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1921
Page
5
A man arrested with a carbine and a six shooter was arraigned before Justice C. C. Rogers on Monday on charges of transporting liquor and carrying deadly weapons during transport. He was held to the grand jury in $2500 bail.
A Gallup resident reports a dog died after eating candy laced with poison. A subsequent analysis confirmed poison in the candy found in the yard. Authorities warn that any party responsible may face vigilante action. The Gallup Herald notes ongoing fundraising for diverting flood waters and promises further developments.
Jefferson Raynolds aged 78 died Monday at his sons Edward and Hallet Raynolds home in El Paso Texas after long illness He had been a Las Vegas business leader for 44 years serving as president of the First National Bank of Las Vegas He is survived by three sons and several grandchildren Funeral services were held in Las Vegas at the Presbyterian Church Rev R C Jackson officiating Construction contract for the Meadows hotel in Las Vegas was awarded to M M Sundt with local labor and materials expected to be used Attending ceremonies were about a thousand observers including a Rosary Club roster from Albuquerque News-Herald reports Estancia Herald.
A brief note from the Hillsboro Advocate reports a case of witchcraft near Arrey causing local excitement. It urges prompt thorough investigation to avoid a repeat of a disgraceful witchcraft affair once seen at Monticello years ago.
In Mora, David Garcia and his two sons faced a preliminary hearing for allegedly breaking into Ascencion Estrada’s Buena Vista home and assaulting Mrs. Estrada. They waived the hearing, were bound over to the grand jury under 500 dollar bonds each, and placed under 250 dollar peace bonds. Attorney E E Veeder represented the defendants. The case stems from Mora County Pantograph records.
Otero A. C. Dahlike of Alamogordo sells 10,000 strawberry plants to an El Paso nursery firm for distribution. He plans no local sales and will keep a large patch for cultivar work. Also notes that the Southwestern well near Tularosa is 2500 feet deep. Wilmering and Fender, who earlier attempted liquor transport to Amarillo, Texas, have their cases disposed of and fines totaling $100 added to the county school fund.
Tucumcari High School plans a football team with practice starting once equipment arrives. Principal R C Morris will coach with several assistants as eager players prepare. Logan adds a new school building, native rock construction, six rooms, roughly 26000 dollars, by L C Miller.
Socorro a new concrete and steel bridge will span an arroyo in Magdalena with reinforced concrete abutments and steel girders. The 50 by 20 foot crossing, to be built under city engineer Paul H. Moore, precedes a second 20 foot wide concrete crossing near the town light plant. Over $5,000 is available for roads and bridge work, with bids soon.
The first two carloads of this year’s crop have shipped from the local station while beans arriving at cleaners increase. Harvesting nears completion with threshing in full swing. expected bean yields vary from 500 to 900 pounds per acre on the Mesa. A long night of speeches marked a Grand Lodge ceremony with officials including Grand Master Lester and others presiding.
A sweeping push by the Sixty-seventh Congress advances farm relief and market regulation. Emergency tariffs, packers and grain acts, and the War Finance Corporation aids bolster agriculture while reforms extend credit, restructure veterans' services, and curb liquor abuses. Committees report broad tax and tariff measures, with extensive House and Senate action and promising savings noted.
The piece urges U S action to aid Armenians starving due to Turkish occupation and Soviet invasion. It criticizes the league of nations and Britain for inaction while Europe expects American relief. It links tariffs to foreign purchases and notes Germany buying toys from the United States for Christmas trade.
State of New Mexico publishes notice of public publication for oil and gas lease on public lands in Hidalgo County. Details include tract descriptions, bid procedures, and required proofs of claim with witness lists and dates in Santa Fe and Stanley, New Mexico.
A garbled notice from the Santa Fe U S Land Office details multiple individuals filing intentions to establish three year claims and homesteads in various sections of New Mexico. It names locations including Santa Fe County and Lamy and references witnesses, commissioners, publication dates, and the Department of the Interior procedures for patent grants.
Classified notices from Santa Fe New Mexico dated Sept 12 1921 publish land entry claims and marriage ads. Entries list claimants Frederick Arnold and others in Cuba and Santa Fe plus witnesses and public sale details. Additional notices seek spouses including a widow and a retired farmer with monetary values and locations across Ohio Indiana and Cuba New Mexico. Publication dates span Sept 16 1901 to Oct 14 1921.
A Roosevelt County plan calls for seventeen miles of gravel surface on the Portales Roswell highway. The project will be state and federal aided with the Federal Bureau of Public Roads paying half the cost and the state the other half. The road links Roosevelt County to southern New Mexico and the Texas Panhandle, aiding travel between regions. The estimated cost is 782.50 dollars.
San Juan reports the Aztec well crew set ten inch easing at 500 feet and shut the water. Sheriff Wynn secured a warrant for Tom Lane on alleged home away with mortgage sheep and within twenty four hours arrested him in Silver City and brought him back to Aztec for trial.
Te Kildare Furniture Company sold to Fred Calkins of Des Moines a complete hotel equipment set for a new hostelry on Front Street. Calkins plans a first class hotel with furnishings rivaling larger city establishments.
Mrs tells how she learned about RAT SNAP from a neighbor who removed droves of rats with the product. She tried RAT SNAP and says it killed 17 rats and scared the rest away. RAT SNAP is offered in three sizes: 3S¢, OSe, and $125, sold by Drug and Stationery Co. and Kanne Grocery Co.
Government data claim two rats breeding for three years yield 359,709,482 individual rats. Act at first sight of infestation. RAT-SNAP exterminator mix with food after use. leaves no smell. Cats and dogs avoid it. Sold by Collins Drug and Stationery Co and Kaune Grocery Co.
Denver Nursery and Orchard Co at 422% Zuni St Denver Colorado advertises trees shrubs and roses for catalogs. The notice markets Weretern grown stock and invites readers to write for a catalog and details on available stock.
Public sale of tracts in Santa Fe County New Mexico offered at 9:00 AM on Wednesday November 30 1921 in Lovington for 1420.04 acres including wells windmills pumps fences houses and corrals 200 acres set aside for Santa Fe and Grant County Railroad Bond Funds minimum bid five dollars per acre bidders must meet payment and other terms as provided by law in the notice
Abbreviated notice informs interested parties that Jobe R. and others challenge a land entry under Homestead Laws. It lists the contest action, required filings, and the deadline for response with specifics on notice delivery and mailing methods. requests appearance and oath at a designated hearing after the fourth publication.
A garish classified offer touts guaranteed earnings of 3600 per week or 75 cents per hour selling hosiery. It claims prewar prices for fall stock from Eagle Hosiery Company of Darby Pennsylvania and lists multiple contact names and cities while urging readers to join as agents or salesmen seeking quick cash. The ad cites maternity hospital references and a “home study” style pitch, aiming to recruit through sensational promises and confidential club language.
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