Odd Fellows Grand Master Byrne Visit Inspires Homestead Lodge
The Independent Order of Odd Fellows hosted Grandmaster Byrne of Clayton last Wednesday. He reviewed the lodge’s history, offered valuable guidance, and delivered an instructive address. Homestead Lodge, now near 100 members, welcomed several new members and enjoyed a fine post meeting lunch prepared by the lunch committee.
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Order of Odd Fellows
Byrne
Clayton
Fis
Onder
Homestead Lodge
Miss Smith Becomes Western Union Operator in Durango
Miss Smith of Durango Colorado is the new Western Union operator located in the new office at the F View Pharmacy. Office hours span morning to noon and afternoon shifts from 1 to 5 PM and 6 to 8 PM.
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Miss Smith
Durango Colo
Western Union
F View Pharmacy
Katherine Gray Celebrates 13th Birthday Party
Miss Katherine Gray marked her thirteenth birthday with about thirty six schoolmates gathering Saturday afternoon for house games and outdoor play. Refreshments were served by her sister, and gifts included books, handkerchiefs, ribbons, perfumes, and a handkerchief case as friends wished her future happiness.
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Katherine Gray
Gary
Katherine
Tequesquite Mesa notes on history farming growth and crops
A summary of Tequesquite Mesa in New Mexico detailing its geography from Bell Ranch to Raton Mountains, early settlement since 1906, and rapid agricultural development. It notes land value rising to 20 50 dollars per acre, wheat and corn yields, hail impact in 1920, and Cerro Mora County’s large wheat acreage plus pinto bean expansion with yields around forty cents per pound.
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Meza
Mera
Union
Colfax
Colorado Line
Texas Line
Mesa
Oklahoma
Kansas
Mora County
Mesa farming boom promises lightening crop years ahead
In 1920 favorable prices and growing methods boost mesa agriculture. Cream shipments support dairy trade with Raton Trinidad Amarillo Pueblo, while wheat beans corn sorghum and Sudan grass flourish. Land prices compare with eastern rents, with farms from 15 to 80 dollars per acre and payback in two to three years. The article urges eastern small farmers to move west, buy 160 acres or a section, and join mesa development efforts to profit from virgin soil and high returns.
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Mesa
Raton
Trinidad
Amarillo
Pueblo
Jplow
Tequesquite
Sreneus
Box Social at Church Nets Strong Funds for Christmas Program
The Protestant churches held a box social and post office drawing at the Christian church last Friday. Tickets sold for 25 cents, with 41 boxes auctioned from 10.75 to 1.25. Receipts totaled 180.70, plus 25.00 net, to fund a Christmas tree and program for the public on Christmas Eve.
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Ellis Aberpathy
Wm. G. Johnson
Henry Krabbenschmidt
Farmers and Merchants Unite for Community Progress
The piece urges farmers and merchants in Mesa to organize and join a Chamber of Commerce to strengthen community life. It argues that regular meetings will connect town merchants with rural farmers, address business and social issues openly, and boost cooperation, advertising, and local trade.
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Farmers’ and Merchants’ Club
Chamber of Commerce
Business men of Roy back advertising in print
The piece argues Roy merchants trust advertising in print, claiming merchants are alive to printer’s ink and Roy as the best town on the mean. It portrays ads as proof of local business confidence.
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Roy
A Word of Advice for Roy Shoppers From Local Merchants
A call to residents to support Roy’s enterprising merchants before shopping elsewhere. The piece urges visiting the “live wire” stores, noting progress over recent years and urging fair trials, advertising, and mutual support to benefit the town and its people. It mentions the Spanish-American as a publication displaying these merchants’ ads.
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Roy
Times
Mesa
Brand School Box Supper and Program Draw Big Crowd
A box supper and program at Brand school house last Saturday night drew a large social and financial success. Proceeds exceeded $80 to fund a Christmas tree and decorations for the Xmas eve program. The event, with a planned program and tree next Friday evening, invites all to join the community in Brand.
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Brand School House
Brand
A New Baby Boy Arrives in Harris Kansas
Mr and Mrs Carl Weisdorfer welcomed a baby boy born Monday December 6 in Harris Kansas, while they visited relatives in Kansas. Family in Roy await to meet the newborn and compare him to his little brother.
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Carl Weisdorfer
Harris
Kans
Roy
Gar
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ROY Trading Company
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