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Newspaper
The Socorro Chieftain
Location
Socorro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1904
Page
4
In the Territory of New Mexico the secretary certifies the Articles of Incorporation for the Socorro Irrigation Company are filed. The transcript confirms the copy matches the original on file. Dated December 28, AD 1a. Official seal and signature of J. W. Raynolda, Secretary of New Mexico.
Articles filed December 24 1904 in Socorro New Mexico establish The Socorro Irrigation Company a corporation to acquire land sink wells build canals and operate canning plants with capital stock of 250000 shares one dollar par and fifty year term directors named Cooney Hammell and Fleming Jones the principal office in Socorro County and a public notarization by Michael Cooney Josernt E B Sorra Abran Abeyta and others.
Ad copy praising Plessant Pill No Pill and De Witt's Little Early Risers as mild effective liver cleansers. Claims suitability for children, delicate ladies, and weak people. States products are sold by Socorro Drug and Supply Co.
A four year old in a sleeping car awakens and, when asked where he is going, replies in innocence that he is in the top drawer. The Philadelphia Times reports the humorous misstatement reflecting a child’s limited grasp of train compartments.
New goods at Byerts and fresh produce at Winkler's headline a crowded social scene. Notices include illness of Mrs J J Leeson, residents traveling to El Paso and Albuquerque, visits by School of Mines staff, hunts, dances, and holiday gatherings. Local names appear: Chas R Keyes, W A Lane, John Burns Juan Rico, Miss Greenwald, Miss McGlinchey, Rev Fraser, L N Barnes, Ramon Olguin. Weather notes mention a blizzard aftermath and a mild year end.
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