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AiNAiiR Independen
VOL. I
BEAN SHIPMENTS
EXCEED $60,000
Twenty-Nine Cars Billed Out
by Local Agent to
Date
NINE CARS SHIPPED
DURING PAST WEEK
Threshers are Working Overtime
to Handle the Immense
Crop
Santa Fe Agent J. A. Copeland has
billed out nine carloads of beans since
our last report, making a total of twenty-nine
cars tó date. Three more cars
are now loading at the local station.
With beans advancing in price, this
means something over sixty thousand
dollars as having come into the valley
through this point, for beans, thus far
this season. Mr. Copeland reports a
shortage of cars, which makes it ex
tremely dificult to meet the demandi
along this line.
The threshers are busy from early
morning till late at night, and the ship
ments will continue at a lively jace. At
least a half dozen threshers have been
shipped into the valley this fall, and
all find plenty to do.
'. J. W. Pippin is bringing in some of
his beans, having brought one load of
about 5,000 pounds this morning. He
Ihreshed something over 46,000 pounds
trom ba acres. While this is not so
high an average as some are reporting,
he has the added advantage of having
done all the work in growing the crop
himself, and has no expense bills to de
duct for hired help.
- Rufus Sellers, who farmed 85 acres
to beans the past season has disposed
of his crop for eighteen hundred dol
lars, a little over fifty dollars per acre
He delivered the beans for shipment
last week.
P. Fitz Gerald has been marketing
his beans, having grown 37,600 pounds
or. 35 acres. Clay Robbins threshed
25,100 pounds from 27 aeres. Both of
these farms are about seven miles from
Mountainair.
Messrs. Isenhart and McCullough
shared the crop on the Isenhart farm.
But before threshing sold the crop of
beans frcm twenty acres for $800. Mr.
Isenhart was offered $450 for his half
interest in twenty acres of corn, but
reused t&'sell; v . They also had' good
crops of millet and oats.
Sunday Services
Rev. W. S. Humble will preach at
the Baptist Church at 2:30 p. m.' Sun
day, October 29. A cordial welcome is
extended' to all. Come.
fpwrth league
October 29, 7:30 p. m.
' Subject; "Am I evading God's Call?"
.Leader;, Miss Anna Doyle.
Songs.
Pi ayer."
Scripture lessons; Jonah 1: 3; Jer. li
6, 7 Exod. 4: 10-12; Act's 26: 19.
What makes a call of God? C. L.
Burt.
God's Call to Moses Miss Bernice
Onne. ' -
Paul's Response Jim Bryan.
Why did Jeremiah evade God's call?
. Miss Isabel Clark.
What was the result of Jonah's eva
sion of God's call? P. A. Speckmann.
Suppose Paul had been disobedient to
he heavenly vision,' what would have
hjen the result on the world? Miss
If nls,
a-Mig. . -
The League Benediction.
Í.Íis.'G!? Ilarilori entertained at 12
o'cl ck luncheon today in honor of Mrs.
C. F. LeClare of Albuquerque who is a
guest in the Hanlon home.
ACCEPTANCE OF RESURVEY
AFFIRMED BY COMMISSIONER
Protest Dismissed, with Privi
lege of Appeal to Sec
retary Under date of October 13, Assistant
Commissioner C. M. Bruce, of the Gen
eral Land Office at Washington, "D. C,
has sustained the acceptance of the re
survey of township 3 north, r&nge 1
east, N. M. P. M. in a letter to the
Surveyor General at Santa Fe. The
protest filed against the acceptance of
this resurvey had been dismissed and
the resurvey which had been accepted
by the General Land Office under date
of November 29, 1915, is affirmed. The
protestants are allowed thirty days in
which to appeal to the Secretary of the
Interior. Should such appeal not be
perfected within that time, the resur
vey plat will be transmitted to the
Santa Fe Land Office for Official filing.
Thursday Afternoon Club
The ladies of the Thursday After
noon Club always look forward to the
meetings every two weeks . La6t Thurs
day was spent with Mrs. Cowles in the
usual pleasant manner. Current events
proved very interesting and instructive
with Mrs. Burt as leader.
There was no program as Mrs. Han-
Ion had just returned from the meeting
of the State Federation of Clubs held
at Las Vegas and gave a report of the
doings of that body. A delegate al
ways receives inspiration at such meet
ings, and Mrs. Hanlon had many new
ideas and plans for our Clnb.
It was decided to have a committee
gather up magazines, and use the post
office lobby for their distribution. The
magazines are free and all can help
themselves, and when thru with them,
hope they will be passed on. Mesdames
Fulton and Cowles compose the com
mittee and will make a canvass for your
magazines.
Mrs. Cowles, assisted by her daugh
ter, Mrs. Harris, served delightful re
freshments after which the Club ad
jonrned to meet in two weeks with
Mrs. Fulton.
Buys Jerseys
Dr. Buer, not content with raising
blooded chickens, has added a bunch of
Jersey cattle to his stock ranch. On
Monday of tnis week he purchased the
F, A. Davis bunch of Jerseys, includ
ing five cows and heifers and a bull.
This is high grade stock, and the cows
and heifers will be fresh during the
winter and early spring. Those who
are acquainted with the stock declare
the doctor has secured a bargain.
The Pie Social
The Pie Social given by the young
ladies of the local High School last Sat
urday night was indeed a success, the
net result being a neat sum toward se
curing supplies for the Basket Ball
Teams. Apparently there are some
folks around Mountainair who like pie.
There were eighteen pies put up for
sale to the highest bidders, and twenty
six dollars received as a return.
ill Keep Posted
L. J. Austin, who has been making
his home at Chillicothe, Missouri, has
been spending some days here looking
after his farm northwest of town. He
has 480 acres a few miles out, which he
has just leased for three years to J. II.
Doyle. Mr. Austin will keep posted on
affairs here by reading the Independ
ent. Deputy County Clerk T. B. Rapkock
and wife and Mrs. E. W. Roberson, of
Estancia, were visitors in our town
yesterday, having come over on busi-.
ness and pleasure
MOUNTAINAIR, NEW MEXICO,
COUNTY TICKETS
Both Republicans and Democrats Name. Can
didates for County Offices
The county republican convention
met at Estancia last Monday and named
a complete county ticket On Tuesday
the Democrats and the Independent
voters named their set of candidates
for the various offices. While on ac
count of our New Mexico law, this will
be known as the Democratic Ticket, it
is in reality a Fusion Ticket.
At the meeting on Monday a commit
tee of ten was named to present the
list of- names of candidates to tht con
vention, thus relieving the delegates of
the opportunity of making any nomina
tions. This mode of procedure was ob
jected to by several of the delegates,
but their objections were unheeded, re
sulting in their quitting the convention.
The convention on Tuesday was the
most harmonious and apparently the
most satisfactory to the delegates as a
whole, of any we have ever witnessed.
Republican Ticket
Jesus Candelaria
Commissioner, 1st District
Policiano Sanchez
Commissioner, 2d District
Melcor Luna
Commissioner, 3d District
Raman Tenorio
Sheriff
Reymundo Romero
Treasurer
Feliciano Chavez y
Assessor
Salaz
Julian Salaz
County Clerk
Elijio Guttierrez
Probate Judge
Chas, L. Burt
Superintendent of Schools
R. A. Marble
Surveyor
Librado Valencia
Representative 28th District
Manuel A. Otero
Representative 12th District
liberty Point
Mr. Johnson is busy at Mountainair
cleaning beans.
Thomas Adams is having lumber
hauled tp erect a house on his home
stead, Nath Fulfer and mother have moved
into their new house recently erected
on his homestead in township one.
Mr. Burns, who suffered a fractured
jaw eome weeks ago by mixing with a
welldrill, has so far recovered that he
is again able to sing.
We have been enjoying nice weather
since the rains. Farmers are busy
gathering thejr crops, Some are talk
ing of plowing for another crop, which
is indeed a good idea.
Messrs. J. W. Garrison and Thomas
Adams attended to business in Moun
tainair Saturday. Rev. Garrison brought
back a nice coop of chickens and Mr,
Adams a horse.
Rev. W. D. Garrison attended ser
vices Surday at the ' Roundtop School
house and heard an interesting sermon
by Superintendent Bright. Following
the Bermon, a Methodist Church was
oganized at that place. So the good
work Í9 still growing.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2,
After the regular routine work had
been passed upon, the nominations were
taken up. Anyone desiring to put forth
a cannidate was given opportunity to
do so, and all voting for candidates
was open. One or two delegations had
been instructed to vote as a unit, which
did not prove entirely satisfactory, as
it caused a few votes to be counted
differently than would otherwise have
been the result. But in no case, were
there sufficient of these, that the re
sult would have been changed.
The ticket nominated on Tuesday is
in our opinion composed of candidates
who are better qualified to fill the of
fices they seek, than that of Monday.
It is not an ideal ticket we have never
seen such an one. We expect to have
more to say of the candidates on this
ticket the coming week.
The tickets are:
Democratic Ticket
H. V. Lipe
Commissioner, 1st District
August Kayser
Commissioner, 2d District
Moisés S. Sanchez
Commissioner, 3d District
- ... Dee Robinson
Sheriff
Juan C. Sanchez
Treasurer
D. C. Howell
Assessor
Acasio Edw. Gallegos
County Clerk
Esau B. Lopez
Probate Judge
Reta B. Mathews
Superintendent of Schools
H. A. Ballard
Surveyor
Nicanor Baca
Representative 28th District
Harry J. Fincke
Representative 12th District
Make Friends Here
Candidates A, A. Jones, W. B. Wal
ton and Antonio Lucero were in Moun
tainair last Monday, greeting the vo
ters, with whom they talked for some
time. On account of the rougli roads,
following the heavy rains recently, the
party did not arrive in time to hold a
public meeting at the hour designated,
but made good use of their time in be
coming acquainted with the voters per
sonally. Each of the party left a good impres
sion, their talk assuring the people that
they were men who understood the
business of the. offices to which they
aspire. Mr. Jones especially, impressed
our people as a man capable and effici
ent, in whose hands the interestí of
our sflate at the national capital will be
safe.
The party proceeded to Estancia dur
ing the afternoon, where a monster
meeting was held at night.
local Agent for Chevrolet
R. B. Vohs and J. H. Griffin were in
Albuquerque Monday, bringing back a
Chevrolet with them. Mr. Voss now
1 ha3 the local agency for this car.
191G
METHODIST CHURCH IS
ORGANIZED ON THE MESA
Superintendent Bright Visits
Work throughout thh
Valley
Dr. S. Alonzo Bright, superinten
dent of the English District, New Mex
ico Annual Conference of the M. E.
Church, was here the first of the week,
preaching at the local Methodist church
Sunday morning. Sunday afternoon,
he went with the local pastor, Rev. R.
E. Farley to Roundtop schoolhouse, on
the mesa, where the organization of a
Methodist church was perfected. Rev.
D. W. Garrison was licensed to preach
and placed in charge of the work as lo
cal pastor, with four appointments,
Cedar Grove, Mesa Schoolhouse, Liber
ty Point and Little Roundtop. Joseph
Allison, was appointed class leader. C.
H. Woods, John Alberson . and A. L.
Lidzy were named as trustees.
Sunday night services were conduct
ed at Estancia, the quarterly confer
ence following.
Quarterly conference for the local
church was held on Monday afternoon,
at which good reports were rendered
by the official members. -y Superinten
dent Bright urged the every-member
canvass, to be taken up at once. W.
R. Orme, C. L. Burt, Mrs. Hattie Han
lon, J. H. Griffin and L. J. Putsch were
named as trustees, with Mrs. Hanlon,
C. L. Burt and P. A. Speckmann as
stewards and Mrs. Behrman as Com
munion Steward. .. .
On the return from Estancia, . Mr.
Farley came by the upper route,, stop
ping at Manzano, where he showed the
doctor the ancient apple trees and the
noted spring. Dr. Bright enjoyed the
trip immensely.
Pleasant View
W. W. Manning is drilling a well for
himself. . .
Mr. and Mrs.' Walpole had business
in Mountainair Tuesday.
Mrs. Delosa is improving from a ser
ious illness the past week.
Well, yes, it rained a whole week
here. Folks can turn Bod now.
Roy Hewlen has about finished his
new home and will occupy soon.
Messrs. Krieger and son Frank and
A G. Parker, had business in Willard
Tuesday.
Mr. Krieger and family left A. G.
Parkers Thursday for points west, via
El Paso.
Mr. Land and wife occupy the Dr.
Austen place now and entertained the
young people last Friday night, ,
Messrs. Waggoner, Walpole, Parker,
Bruner, Briggs, James and Williams
were among the Saturday visitors at
town. i
Misses Ethel Waggoner and Berge-
man, Messrs. Stark and Sinclair, Mr
Morris and lady, did business in Willard
Tuesday.
The welldnHer has struck quick-sand
in Miss Lula Kenton's well, and steel
piping is being placed so that drilling
may be continued. He is at a depth Of
103 feet..,
A correction A notice from county
Secretary of Singing convention, C. G.
Fulfer, announces convention to con
vene the 1st Sunday at Valley' View,
which should be Pléasant View, one
mile north of Mountainair poBtoffice,
three miles east and three north.
Doors and windows have been ad
justed at the school house and that
stove is in place, yes and fuel for fire.
Going to have a warm time at the
box supper Friday night the 27th. The
boys say there's a pretty girl, and the
cake will tell who she is, and ' Beverál
men folks declare they are the ugliest
for they each want the chocolate cake.
You are invited to come for you might
be the lucky one.
C. A. Burrus was over from Estan
cia, Wednesday, attending the sale 'of
the McCoy property.
NO. 6
1 1
&KET BALL "PIE"
SUPPER A SUCCESS
rarley Shows Skill as Auction
eer Getting $1.50 each
for pies '
TOTAL ENROLLMENT . ,
HAS REACHED 116
Janitor Resigns and Mr. Cast is
Named as his Succes
sor The "pie social" held by the young
ladies of the High School, surpassed
their wildest expectations. By eight
thirty the church was crowded and a
very enjoyable program was rendered.
Mrs. Farley pleased the audience with '
a vocal solo: The readings by Mrs.
McNeese were especially pleasing, if
we are to judge by the applause of the
young folks; Miss Lois Hollon of the
Sophomore Class closed the program
with a very pleasing piano solo, and
when the audience insisted responded
with an encore. Rev. Farleyjwaa chosen
auctioneer and informed the audience
that the young ladies needed at least
fourteen dollars, and that he had oily
eighteen pies to tell. The parson is
"some auctioneer" and could no doubt
have raised the desired amount from
any ordinary audience but when our
young friends "the bean busters," be
gan to recognize the pies and associate
them with the young ladies who baked
them, there was no limit to their bid
ding and it kept the auctioneer busy
recording bids. When it was all over
it was found that each young man had
the young lady that none of his friends
would bid enough for and all were ex
tremely happy, especially the youig
ladies, for the total receipts for the
eighteen pies was even twenty-six dol
lars.
A six dollar basket ball, baskets, and
rule-books' were ordered on Monday
from O. A. Matson and Co., of Albu
querque, and within a few days we
hope to have the baskets installed and
ready for play,
Mrs. Crawford, wife of Dr. J. F.
Crawford, Supt. of Houston, Texas
schools was a pleasant visitor on Fri
day of last week. Mr. Crawford has
been actively interested in school work
for the past twenty years and we were
glad for her encouraging remarks at
the close of her visit.
Mrs. W. F. Martin of Buena Vista
Ranch and Mrs. East of Mountainair
also showed their interest by visiting
the schools.
Our local people can do much for the
schools by an occasional visit: Will
you not áay aside your usual vocations
some day soon and make us a visit?
Mr., and Mrs. W.. N. Walpole of
Pleasant View were at the High School
building on Tuesday of this week. Mrs.
Walpole was getting supplies for the
Pleasant View school wnich is to open
in the very near future. This school is
under the supervision of the Mountain
air Board of Education and is to care
for the children in the district who live,
too far out to enjoy the privileges of ,
our new building. All the children of
the district will now be able to enjoy
the privilege of good, convenient,school
facilities. .
. The, total enrollment has now reach
ed 116. .
The children are busy clearing and
leveling their basket ball field, and
when the baskets arrive will have
everything in readiness. '.'
ft Our janitor, Burl Stiner, who has
had charge, of the building for the past
two months has secured a, position, ,t
the Santa Fe Depot and Mr. .East- has
been.secured as his. successor. Burl
has given good . conscientious service
and we are sorry to lose him, but be
lieve Jthat Mr, East will continue , the
work in a most satisfactory manner.
Glen Randall of Amarillo, Texas, is
visiting hi old friends, the Farteyi.