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Newspaper
The Spanish American
Location
Roy, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1911
Page
1
A dry farmer Axel Carlson of four miles north of town wed Miss Anderson in Rockford Illinois last Saturday evening May 27 1911. The couple will spend several weeks in Chicago before returning to their New Mexico home.
Citizens of Roy and vicinity are urged to meet at the I C F Hall in Roy on Tuesday June 6 at 8 PM to organize a spirited Fourth of July event. All patriotic residents are invited to join, elect officers and committees, and help plan the national birthday celebration.
The 1. C. F. elected officers for July to December 1911 including A. J. Hern as N G and William G. Johnson as V G Jas L Swaim re elected secretary and treasurer. Initiatory degree conferred with staff preparing for months of work and new members. Mrs Frank Brady and sons Charles and Frank Mrs F C Diver and Miss Washburn all of Dawson passed through Roy on No 34 en route to visits in Greenup Ky El Paso and New York.
A plain farmer urges practical action over dream or prayer in farming. He warns that hot air won’t grow crops and dry farming requires common sense, muscle, and planning. He emphasizes using what God provides and smart use of brains for a better outcome.
A report from a traveler in the western plains argues most winter wheat fields will not cover costs. He details six years of Oregon dry farming lessons, compares semi arid Roy, and urges early plowing and weed control. A farmer investing in a weeder yields far higher wheat per acre than a weed filled field.
A Mosquero shooting escalates from accidental to deliberate. Liola Davis testified her father J D Davis jealous of her mother fired at B H Shrout, later claiming Shrout was killed by Shrout himself. Davis fled, promising not to reveal details, and remains at large as officers pursue him.
G R Abernathy urges farmers to adopt summer tillage and new methods, claiming per acre yields reach 420 bushels on 10 acres, surpassing by over 1 200 bushels the result of a rival who invested in a weeder. He envisions a future with thriving farms, schools, and churches on the mesa.
Cultivators including tooth shovel gopher blades offered for one two or three horses at Toodman Mercantile Co in Roy.
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