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Newspaper
The Evening Current
Location
Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1917
Page
2
The piece discusses cemetery management and stock proof fencing needs at the cemetery, with donors urged to aid. It reports Eddy County registration totaling 1107 men, ages twenty one to thirty, and notes Company B’s recruitment strength and patriotic sentiment across the United States.
A witness praises the unity and discipline of the company formed before others. The text extols soldiers' devotion and national service, urging citizens and the nation to honor their home unit for readiness when duty calls.
A 1917 notice records a protest filed with the County Board of Commissioners acting as Board of Equalization. The document notes a written protest against the Carlstind Project tax assessment and urges timely submission for minutes. It warns consequences for noncompliance and asks farmers to seek tax relief at the assessor’s office.
Commissioners working with the Assessor outline adjustments outside the disputed total relief matter in the U S Court. They state the complaint deadline is June OS and urge timely action by water users and the association.
A humorous early 20th century poem urging citizens to support Uncle Sam by farming and producing food. It contrasts military readiness with home front effort and calls for clearing barns and cellars to back the war effort. It frames citizens as allies in both defense and sustenance.
The Department of the Interior United States Reclamation Service announces new irrigation water delivery schedules effective after June 10. To improve efficiency and reduce waste, the project will be divided into Division 1 for land above Lateral 16 and Division 2 for land at and below Lateral 16 starting Monday June 11.
Pecos Water Users Association files a protest with the Carlsbad county board alleging improper district valuation and unequal taxation under the Carlsbad project. They protest district base prices, demand individual farm assessments, and request suspensions of penalties pending litigation.
Water supply from the canal will be rotated to farms in Die 1, then Division No. 2. Beginning Thursday, 615, water will be delivered in four day periods to each division in turn until further notice. Delivery to all crops will be on a 48 hour basis for 40 acres of water right lands, with heads not exceeding 7 second feet.
A fine Jersey bull will be available at the Club Stable for patrons with cows seeking breeding services. The notice targets local farmers and cattle owners in the community.
Fragmentary listing notes sale of a tee English kite genie and related items in Wyoming near a location that reads as inveetigentios Aaanee tt. Details are unclear due to garbled OCR.
General orders announce drills and meetings of the Hone Guan Company will be held when specially called. Guard members must stay ready to report at any time but need not form unless notified. The guard is not disbanded and remains subject to orders if named on the roll.
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