Beans and earth deals in Gallup a baseless tale
Nicholas Hengel contractor faced in a dispute over excavated earth from a building project. He found a dumping site with county approval paying per load, then shifted to higher rates after others noticed the profits. Total payments approached ninety dollars for dumped cellar mud, with questions over who authorized the disposal and who benefited.
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Nicholas Hengel
Hengel
W. H
Billy) Morris
Morris
Gallup
More Beans and the County Rock Crusher Debate
A fragmented editorial riffs on a rock crusher issue tied to McKinley county. The author mocks a legal figure described as the greatest constitutional lawyer in America and argues the county board, now in power, inherited the contested machinery. The piece hints at ownership disputes and taxpayer information needs.
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America
Board of County Commissioners
McKinley County
Board of Com
County records dispute over sale of machine interest
Commissioners ruled the county owes nothing beyond repairs and storage on a machine sold back to the other half owner. The half owner and political boss Beans deny liability or loss, leaving the county with limited exposure.
Critics mock county deals with a faulty building plan
The piece attacks a county sale of a $5000 shack for $500 to the county, while iron and other materials are valued higher by observers. It notes no payment has been made, condemns the county machinery project delay, and mocks malfeasance accusations amid local political satire. It ends with a sharp aside about Marguerite Package.
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Sane
Marguerite
Map of 7 Lakes Oil Field by J B McCoy goes on market
J B McCoy of Gallup offers the most complete map of the 7 Lakes Oil Field and surrounding area. The three year compiling effort includes a geological cross section and a record of wells drilled and existing. The detailed map is priced at 5 dollars each.
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J.B. McCoy
Gallup
7-Lakes
McCoy
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