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Newspaper
The Spanish American
Location
Roy, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1914
Page
10
G R Abernathy reports rye at 67 inches and wheat four feet tall with heads forming. He argues moisture and science will deliver abundant crops, opposing critics who fear the transition from range to farms and the rise of modern agriculture in New Mexico.
The County Road Board of Dong Anna County publishes a report detailing the expenditure of the $100,000 bond issue for road building. Secretary Francis E. Lester presents an in depth look at conditions methods and results, urging better taxation to fund public improvements and schools.
The aristocracy in various counties seeks to mulct the people for tax money to persecute dissenters. New Mexico is set to become a great state, and soon even those who once benefited personally from these cruelties will recognize their error.
Frail memories of Floersheim seeds and Quebec born Frank Roy trace a fiftieth anniversary celebration in New Mexico. Mrs Roy hosted a surprise gathering for thirty married men and their families to honor the 1914 Canuck as he becomes a local history figure with a festive luncheon and cheerful prospects for the next decade.
The note calls for attendance this Sunday at 10 A M at Christian Ghuren. Rev G B Haux Superintendent urges presence and participation.
Homestead Lodge officers elected on Wednesday include Olin Leach as N G Dr. M D Gibbs Wm G Johnson as W G, H Goodman as Secy J Floersheim as Treas, and a Trustee. In Santa Fe federal court Benjamin F Brown of Mosquero pleaded guilty to embezzling 549.10 from Mosquero Post Office funds and received a two year penitentiary term and a fine equal to the amount. The article notes Brown’s prominence and offers sympathy to his family amidst the disaster.
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