Local Gossip Stirs Estancia Community News
E B Brumback visits Santa Fe this week while J W Brashears travels to Paden Oklahoma for extended family time. Collected notes cover illness at home, travel to Claude Texas, a student’s return from St Michael’s College, prize fight rumor, tin work by F McCabe, church notices, visits from Georgia and records of local business and mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Brashears
Paden
Oklahoma
J. G. Weaver
Claude
Texas
Nicholas Meyer
St. Michael's College
Santa Fe
Rosenbach
Stern, Schloss & Co
Albuquerque
Estancia
National Irrigation Congress
Roswell
Good Showers in the Valley Bring Useful Rain
Over the last three days several good showers fell in different valley areas. The heaviest rain occurred along the mesas to the east and west. Last night a further rain covered the valley proper and, though not sufficient everywhere, should greatly aid the crops. Eston recorded thirty four one hundredths of an inch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eston
Children's Day Exercises at Methodist Church
The little folks at the Methodist Church presented a well rendered program last Sunday night. Brownie Pratt delivered a popular speech titled Shouting Methodists drawing cheers despite his father’s views on shouting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownie” Pratt
Estancia Committee Urges Clean Up Ahead of July Fourth
The Estancia Board of Trade appoints a committee to urge residents to clean yards with a report due before July 4. A separate notice lists estate sale items: five stray horses at Monte's corral, Estancia, on Saturday June 27, 1908, to be sold for cash to the highest bidder, inspector B. Van Horn of the Cattle Sanitary Board announces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. E. van Horn
Estancia
Monte’s Corral
Estancia Board of Trade
The Day Of The Gircus Horse Ramps Through Town
A wild circus horse terrorizes a yard and home all day causing damage and fear. It knocks down fences, scatters chickens, and even breaches the pantry before a tame, praying encounter with a well known lady ends its rampage. Special sale notice appended.
Seven Ages of Wheels Poem on a Life Cycle Carriage
A verse tracing a life by wheels from baby carriage to bicycle to car. It moves through playful images of childhood, youth, love and gas powered machines, to old age with a valet and final journey. The speaker observes eras of transport mirroring age.
Notice to Merchants to Halt Fireworks Sales in Estancia
Town of Estancia is urged by the committee on arrangements and Justice of the Peace R ds Nisbett to stop selling or disposing of fireworks during the dry hot weather. All back yards and alleys should be cleaned of rubbish to prevent fires or sickness. Estancia New Mexico June 26 1908.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estancia
N. M
R. Ds Nisbett
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L. J. Adams
Byrd’s
J. F. Byrd
Torreon
Alf P.O. Tajique
Brooks
M. H. Seater
Alta Vista
Garnett Addition
Moriarty
J. W. Wagner
J. J. Smith
Mizell
Estancia Drug CO
Cochrane Brothers
Reeves & Company
Estancia, New Mexico
E. B. Brumback
M. B. Atkinson
Frank A.vex
F. McCabe of
Mr. McCabe
J. R. Carver
Presbyterian Church
M. E
Morlock
H. S. Cobb
Richland
Georgia
Cobb
R. P. Pope
the Baptist Church
Stanley
Will Condit
Kansas
W. W. Condit
Nora Vanderford
Pace
McIntosh
G. H. Vanstone
Hughes Mercantile Company
Jommitren
B. van Horn
Cattle Sanitary Board
Bond
Wautetthera Vinra
Ine
Rhuttle, Rocary A i
the New Home Sewing. Machine Company
Orange, Mass
R, O.soper
Soper & Hart
W. R.hart
J. J. Horr
New Mexico
Torrance County
Have
Eale
W. R. Green
Zerma
Tran
Arsa
Gompany
Opie “Jl
Chicago
Ill
Leo One
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