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Newspaper
The Spanish American
Location
Roy, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1918
Page
1
The article notes the American Creed passage and reports Prof. J. E. Russell returning home with Mrs. Russell after illness while praising his life insurance work. It also covers a meat lynching at Clayton halted by officers, naming Bherapio Miera as a mob leader and Ignacio Otero jailed without bond on a statutory offense charge.
H J Tage known as Shotgun Pete, a Mills area resident, faced federal Espionage charges after a Roy patrol arrested him for prowling. A Secret Service hearing found evidence strong enough to hold him on $5000 bond, with transfer to Tucumcari for federal trial. Authorities fear possible organized enemy links and aim to protect public safety.
George Ray along with R C Grunig and Ben Grunig built a windmill and tower Tuesday at the new well south of town. A large pump is now filling a small lake and a sufficient tank will water large herds. Nels Benson and family visited Dawson last week and saw Jimmy Turner and others. The Maxwell tract ends irrigated and jogged, good to them.
Roy Hall left Tuesday for Kansas with friends gathering at the Hall residence Monday night for a farewell party Col. Will Paxton weighs a career in auctioneering and may liquidate Illinois holdings to settle here permanently
Mrs Marie Martin directs delivering the SA to her daughters Virginia and Clara at Lee Vegas where they are attending summer school.
Remigio Lopez and family were away in Pasamonte this week tending cattle. They returned Tuesday evening to find their home broken into. A 1 40 watch belonging to daughter Lola was stolen along with other mischief. A dress was cut and ruined and window screen torn to gain entry. Hairpins scattered on the bed suggest the intruder left in a hurry.
Governor proclaims June 28 1918 as War Savings Day urging residents to pledge savings and invest in War Savings Stamps to reach seven million dollars. The proclamation, signed in Santa Fe on June 4 1918, directs support under War Savings Director Hallett Raynolds and the U S Treasury.
The Masons held a Friday night meeting to transact lodge business and elect the first officers for the new Hiram Lodge. Fred S. Brown serves as WM, T. Mitchell as S W, D. Gibbs as JW, with W. Boulware as M D. Other officers are not yet chosen. The hall is nearly finished and the lodge expects bright prospects.
Mr and Mrs H L Popejoy of Montevista Colordo and another relative arrived last week at the W H Wilcox home and are guests this week Mrs Popejoy is well known here for years as Miss Ada Willcox and visited here frequently.
Ray Carr, drafted from Roy, Iowa, has arrived in France and reports active service at the front. Friends say he has adjusted to camp life and expect him to be a determined Go getter now serving in Europe.
Frank Lusk son of Attorney and Mrs J B Lusk returns home on furlough from Camp Douglass where he served in the Medical Corps at the camp hospital. He looks well and not displeased with the service and will remain home several weeks.
Sergeant Hippelhauser and his wife arrive from Fort Sill Oklahoma on a Tuesday for an eight week furlough. He has served eight years in the U S Army and is currently assigned to the Signal Corps.
Rev’s Hearn of Roy and Butsler of Wagon Mound have held joint revival meetings at Mills this week, drawing attendees from the surrounding area and highlighting a shared religious outreach effort.
F M Hughes of Solano attends news of a threshing crew sent to hospital after a horse kick broke a kneecap during harvest in the Kansas wheat fields. Mr B Coslet organizes the crew for work in the Kahsas area.
Taxpayers met Saturday to discuss developing Roy’s water supply. A straw vote showed 10 in favor of moving ahead and 8 opposed, with many preferring digging to reach water strata rather than large projects. A committee was formed to route a County Road from Roy to the new Red River Bridge for July petition. E. F. Ivey plans to seek diabetes treatment in Eureka Springs Arkansas, hoping for recovery. Ruth Harper of Mills returned from two weeks at the Melodhe ranch near Raton. Mrs. D. Plant of Clarksburg, WV renews her subscription and sends regards.
Readings and services scheduled for the Fifth Sunday S S Convention at Mills with lessons in Sunday School Bible class, junior and primary divisions, devotional services led by Rev C W Hearn and Rev J T Howell, committee work, and a noon basket dinner. Corrections note A R C subscribers list updates, a church construction gift of 2000, and a Roy area shooting accident involving a child.
A Red Cross Surgeon in France states that two German classes exist. He condemns Prussians as world dominators and argues for their annihilation, while praising other Germans as potential good citizens once freed from Prussian domination. He urges learning the inward truth of the war through direct observation.
The Ladies Aid Society of Solano hosts an Ice Cream Social and Patriotic Program on the Solano Church lawn Saturday evening June 22. Proceeds are split 50 50 with the Red Cross Chapter of Rév and the church funds. A Service Flag will be unfurled in honor of Solano boys in the U S Army. All are invited and Roy residents are especially welcome. The writer notes a visit from the Editor and wife at Mr. and Mrs. J M Elder’s country day.
Miss Regina Pint visits Mrs. Anna Patton over the weekend while C A Strong resigns from Mora County Draft Board and D J Cassidy of Cleveland is added. Mrs W W Mack of Los Angeles visits her mother Mrs Hepburn and sister Mrs Creswell of Solano as heat drives residents to higher mesas. Mrs Irvin Ogden Jr. visits her parents Rev Howell and wife at Mofax before returning to Solano. Rev Howell plans to sell his farm and return to Arkansas. Frank Sclneider and family head for Oregon. Sclneider just back from Chicago after a long trip.
S E Pelphrey of French provides a map of four proposed roads from Cimarron along section lines from Point River bridge through French to Chico. The plan requires only a bridge over Red River at French. other segments use existing section lines. He suggests adding a Roy entry via a simple route interconnected with Tucumcari and Red River roads.
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