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Newspaper
The Clayton Citizen
Location
Clayton, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1916
Page
2
Des Moines visitors and area residents figure in farm sales and moves. Several families travel to Kansas for harvest work while others visit Des Moines for business or return home. A school term ends with plays, music, and a tennis fund drive. a wedding expands the local circle and community ties flourish.
Mrs W Coxdill and Mrs Light and Thorp visited Thursday. Mrs Cavanaugh called on Mrs Urton. others visited Snelsons Friday. Ben Ogilvee from Clayton plans farm improvements during a visit. Mrs Light ill. Mrs Tony Smith visited Corrumpa area. Adelman contracted to latch and plaster Weber and Sons store. J D Tennant visiting from Houston. Children Day observed with sermon, picnic and program. Mrs Light sent a card from Mr Light near Santa Fe. Schools reported as excellent.
The Muse family from east of Coates visited W G Gonsers while Mrs Muse and her young son stayed for an extended visit. Verna Thompson and Steve Herris did business in Des Moines last week. Leland Spires bought a Hart Parr Oil Tractor and will plow soon. W S Holder and family left for harvest fields. Mrs Holder will visit relatives in Oklahoma and Mr Holder will seek work in Kansas. W S Rowley went to Des Moines for ranch supplies. Bury Carpenter and Guy Woods vaccinated cattle at the Arizona ranch and reported a strong calf crop. Mrs Carpenter and Mrs Shafer with Miss Lois Crist drove to Clayton. Crist rode the evening train home to Texas after two weeks with Miss Shafer. Mesdames Carpenter and Shafer accompanied Miss Crist to Dalhart. Rain has fallen nearby but folks still hope for a good rain. A northeast strip of country near Guy was hit by a hard storm Sunday evening, leaving the ground white briefly. Leland Stone returned from a Colorado trip last Thursday.
Sedan society members hosted visitors from Clayton and Kansas. Families welcomed back relatives, and Elmer Stevens returned from Missouri after his father’s illness. Holiness meetings led by Reverends Lake Means and Rev Brandstetter filled the schoolhouse and nearby churches. A Ladies Aid bazar raised about ten dollars, plus eighteen from ice cream, with an original program enjoyed by all.
John Ivie and sister Clem entine travel by Overland to Metropolis with plans for Las Vegas summer school. Dr Mitchell visits Clayton with Lord Zeller, while Sam MecCard of Shattuck transacts business. Miss Maude Stone guests Ivies. Demetra Walker returns home. Margaret McDonald appears with Walker. A well near Yates yields water at sixty feet after drilling through Malpi rock. Hopkins and Forbes expand land for beans and future German army supply.
The Lake View School house is praised as a scene of beauty after a Thursday cleaning by Mrs. Lee Brown, J. C., Harry Arnett, Miss Winifred Arnett, and others. A children’s day program drew high praise for well rendered songs and recitations. Local residents and visitors from Verdon and Clayton appear, with baseball games between Ute Creek and Mt. Dora noted and several community visits mentioned.
The P O Jewel Hammock Cultivator is advertised as the first choice for farmers with multiple styles. It features high wheels concave tires light draft removable dust proof boxes long bearings eddyed hubs regulator depth adjustment cushion springs and safety locks.
A description of the P and Q Lister cultivator highlights a complete line for listed corn, emphasizing ease of operation, durability, and adaptability for first or second cultivation. The design includes gangs with 10 11 and 12 inch discs, oil soaked maple bushings, adjustable gang angles, and sheet iron rancer protection.
No 272 Row P O Lister Cultivator consists of two sets of gangs mounted slidingly on a trussed spreader pipe. Turntable construction distributes weight to keep gangs level and balanced. Gangs follow separate rows and can be raised as a unit or separately. Includes adjustable furrow wheels and extra high clearance for corn.
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