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STATE UKIYtóíSlTY OF NEW MEXíCa
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(FOREMOST PAPER IN HARDING COUNTY.)
"With Malice toward None, with Charity for All, and with F irmness in the Right."
"OY7nARDING COUNTY.NEW MEXICO, SATURDAY, AUG. 5th, 1922
VOL. XIX No. 29
SUBSCRIPTION $ 2. 00 PER YEAR.
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; THE HARDING COUNTY
FIFTH S. 5. CONVENTION
The Harding County Fifth
Sunday School Convention which
was held at Solano Sunday July
30th, was a grand success in eve
ry way. A large crowd was in
attendance from all parts of the
Mesa. A splendid pregram was
rendered and a gumptious dinner
served at the noon hour.
The morning session was cal
led to order by the president Mr.
J. D. Wade, after the song servi
ces the Welcome address was gi
ven by the M.E. S.S. Sup't of
Solano, Mr C. W. Tiewman. The
convention sermon was delivered
by the Rev. A. B. Weaver, Pas
tor of Solano and Mosquero M.E.
Churches. He gave an interes
ting talk about the origin and
problems of the present day Sun
day Schools. . '
: During the afternoon a fine
program was rendered consisting
of special music and recitations
from the different schools of So
lano, Roy, Liberty and Mosquero.
The round table was coducted
y Mrs-George Lucas of Liberty,
several interesting topics were
discussed as follows:
1st, Why should we accept
a responsible position in
the Bible School.
2nd When do we show great
reverence to God and how do
we do so?
3rd Why do we expect more
of the leaders of the Bible
School,
4th Are gifts ;o'f money the
greatest equivelent in sprea
ding the Gospel?
Reports were given from eight
different Sunday Schools show
ing all in a very good condition.
It was decided to hold the
next convention at Mosquero the
fifth Sunday in October.
The Mills people were missed
&t the convention on account of
the fine rain in their community
the evening before.
MOVES TO SPRINGER
Superintendent Hendricks and
family moved to Springer this
week at which place Mr Hendri
cks will have charge of the Spri
nger Schools for the 1922-23 te
rm. The Hendricks family have
many friends in Roy who are sor
ry to see them leave our little
town, but our loss will be Sprin
igers gain. The have been resid
ents of Roy over a year and du
ring this time have been among
our leading citizens always work
ing for the betterment of the
community.
BIRTHDAY PARTY
Little Lue'lla Benson celebra
ted her fourth birthday Thurs
day afternoon when a number of
"her little friends gathered at her
home and played games and had
a good time from two until five.
Dainty refreshments were ser
ved by her mother assisted by
Mrs Bursick and Mrs McCargo.
The little folks had a dandy time
and aH hoped that Luella would
have many more birthday par
ties. ENTERTAINS BRIDE
AND GROOM
Mr and Mrs Dr E. P. Brown
entertained Mr and Mrs' Robert
Blackburn and Mr and Mrs John
Bell of Cottonwood Falls, Kans,
last Thursday and Friday. Mr
and Mrs Blackburn were just re
cently married and were on their
honeymoon, which consists of an
auto trip from Cottonwood Falls
to Los Armeies, California. Mr
and Mr3 toll are the parents of
the bri'3. The groom is n young
lawyer cf Kansas and will spend
the winter at the Stanford Uni
versity in California. Mr and
Mrs Bell are old acquaintances
of Dr and Mrs Brown and they
were much pleased to have their
old friends with them for a few
days.
" - Etjia Floersheim left for Den
ver Tuesday where she will spend
'-'a few weeks visiting at the A.S.
Hanson home "before entering
upon her work in the Roy School.
Miss Ruth Harper who has been
visiting at the Floersheim home
for several days accompanied her
as far as Trinidad. ' .
HAZELTON . LEACH
Reverend Homer F. Cooke of
the local Christian Courch said
the words Sunday at high noon
at the Mesa Cafe that made Ray
R. Leach and Mae Hezelton man
and wife." After the wedding a
fine dinner was served to the
bride and groom and those pre
sent at the, Cafe. Only a few in
timate friends and relatives of
the bride and groom were pre
sent at the occasion. f 1
; Mrs. Leach the bride is the ma
nager of the Mesa Cafe and ca
me to New Mexico from Spring
field, Illinois about a year ago
and for the past several months
has had charge of the Cafe. And
Mr Leach the 'groom is one of
the older settlers on the mesa,
having come to New Mexico ma
ny years ago and horn steaded
west of town and has for the
past two years been meat cutter
at the City Meat Market.
The happy couple immediately
after dinner accompanied by Har
ry Stafford and wife drove to
Raton returning the following
evening when a fine wedding sup
per was awaiting them : which
had been prepared by Mrs Baker
and the ladies of the Cafe . Late
in the evening an old fashioned
Woinens Shoes '
A good many women have
saved several dollars by buying
some of our Special sale riioes at
$1.00
We still have a few pair left,
so get your while we have your
size.
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loershéim Mercantile Company
DESERTED
charvari was tendered them and
practically all' the old buckets
and pans in town were beat to
pieces that evening before the
bride and groom appeaisefl and
tendered the usual treat.
This is the second venture for
both the bride and groom and
their many friends wish, them
all the joys that go to make
their future life just what they
would have it be.
We understand they will make
their future" home at the Mesa
Cafe for the present' at whuSÍ
! place they are now at homé to
their many friends .
' The S. A. extends felicitations
to the happy couple.
The Loyalty Class of the Bap
tist Sunday School held a Class
meeting at the F. L. Schultz ho
me last Tuesday evening. The
Class elected officers and made
arrangements for a series of pro
grams they will hold in the near
1 future. A nice time was reported
by those present.
Hon. H. B. Jones of Tucumca-
ri was trarsacting business in
1 Roy the first of the week. He re
1 ports everything quiet at the
Quay County capital. '
Look over our tire
specials
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NOT FORCET
DEMOCRATS HOLD CAUCUS
I A democratic caucus was held
at the Community Hall last Thu
. rsday and was attended by a lar
I ge number of the Central Com
mittee and several prospective
candidates. Considerable busi
ness was taken care of, including
the election of a chairman to
look after matters until the Cou
! nty Convention, as chairman
McCarger was away so much it
was impossible for him rto look
afteir the work to be done. J ,
LFloer sheim of Roy was elected
County Chairman and W. R. Co
plin of Mosquero was elected se
cretary. The organization of the
ladies will be effected at the next
meeting of the Central Commit
tee which will be held at Mosque
ro in the near future. Other mat
ters were discussed at the meet
ing including a strong line of ad
vertising, but these matters we
re left to various committees for
notion.
M. C. Porter the obliging ma
nager of the Roy Trading Co.,
has been attending to business
in Springer several days this
week.
$7.95
- 2 $8.75
- 2 $12.00
$16.00
It
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CHURCH SOCIAL
The Sunday School folks of
the M. E. Church gave a party
at the J. D. Wade home Friday
evening. A large crowd was pre
sent and a fine time enjoyed by
all. The Methodist Sunday School
has been just recently reorgani
zed and the social of Friday eve
ning was just a sorto get toge
ther meeting. Refreshments we
re served during the evening.
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STOCK YARDS
BEING REBUILT
J. M. Russell with a large crew
of men are rebuilding the Roy
Stock Yards and making impor
tant changes m them. The yaras
will be practically as large as the
old ones, but are being built to
handle hogs as well as cattle. Mr
Russell tells us he will also do
cosiderable work on the depot
and warehouse while here. Roy
has the larest stock yards on the
Dawson branch ánd were built
many years ago and the present
work on them is the first that
has been done that amounted to
anything.
Henry Lebert was in town on
business last. Tuesday morning.
Blackleg Vaccine
Another reduction in the price
of Blackleg Vaccine.
Until further notice Cutters
germ free vacinne will be
15c
cannot clog the needle.
VACCINATE NOW
MURDERERS OF ANTON
J. COURY HANGED
Three of the five murderers of
Anton J. Coury were hanged last '
Friday morning by sheriff John
Block at Estancia. The three
hanged were : Francisco Mirando
Carlos Rentería and Luis Medra
no. There was four to be hang
ed, but at the last moment, the
fourth member, Vaisa, appealed
to the Supreme Court and the
appeal was granted.
The men were all hung on one
scaffold and the trap was sprung
at seven o'clock A. M. In twelve
minutes all three were pronounc
ed dead however the bodies were
left hanging for twenty- five
minutes. Only twenty persons
were allowed to witness the ex
ecution, but a crowd of 500 or
more had gathered outside of the
enclosure where the scaffold had
been erected. Mrs. Coury, wid
ow of the murdered man, G. J.
Coury, a brother, and Raymond
P. Shaya were witnesses to the
hanging. It is reported that Mrs
Coury made the statement that
she could have pulled the trap
that sent the men to eternity.
lne neck of Mirando and also
that of Rentería was broken by
the fall, however in the case of
Medrano, the rope slipped and
caused a contusion on his face
and temple but he became uncon
scious immediately after the
trap was sprung.
The crime for which the three
men paid the penalty, and for
which the for.rth or.c v,"ill no dou- .
bt have to pay, as well as the
fifth member of the party, if he
is ever caught, was the murder
of Anton J. Coury at Duran on
the third of last September. The
murder was one of the most das
tardly ever committed in Torr
ance county. The five men, all
Mexicans, entered the .store of
! Coury and asked for some cheese
anq crackers, and lifter being
waited upon, kept lingering a
bc&t the store. Finally when
Mr"Courv was near the safé, he
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was oraerea uy one ox me mem
ber" ,0 throw, up his hands, but
before he had time to comply,
he was shot dead by a member of
the gang. Mrs. Coury, in grappl
ing with one of the murderers,
was also shot and seriously woun
ded. At this time a son of the
Coury's came to the rescue and
hurled a can of sweet potatoes
at the gang, striking one of them
and knocking him down. The
quintet escaped soon after, bi:t
were later, thru the use of blood
hounds, captured after be,vj
tracked to Roswell. The fifth
member of the murderous party
was never captured and is.thpt
to have escaped to old Mexico. '
INSURANCE ADJUSTED
The insurance on the Roy
school building which was
burned December Ninth,
has been adjusted by the
Board of Education of Roy
through their Attorney's
Judge E. R. Wright and W.
R. Holly and it is expected
that the money will be here
for the rebuilding of the
school house within the
next ten days. The amount
which the district will rece-
ive is Thirty Two Thous-
, and Five Hundred Dollars,
and the salvage of the bur-
ned building. While this
will entail some loss to the
district, the Board thought
it would be better to accept
this sum and rebuild at on-
ce rather than enter into a
law suit and wait two or
three years for a settle-
ment and a new building.
The Board has worked
hard for months to get this -
settlement and they are to
be congratulated in getting
such a satisfactory adjust-
ment It is probable that
work on the new building
will be started within a few
days after the insurance
money is received.
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Walter Irwin of Corona, has
accepted a position in the . Dis
tricts Attorney Woodard's office
at Clayton. Walter is an expert
stenographer and we are sure
he will make good in his new
work. , '
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