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The Mountainair Independent Successor to The Mountainair Messenger I Established 1 909 j -v Published evsry Thursday by TLa üMintaínaif Print in cr fnmnnnv i I lie iTluumuiiiuu ...., -- -' Mountainair, New Mexico , P. A. SPECKMANN, Editor TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: $2.00 per Year, payable in advance Entered ai Second Class Matter October in, 1916, at the poet-office at Mountainair, N. M. under the Act of March 3, 1875. The school teacher 8 are back from Santa Fe, where they went to attend the N. M. E. A. last week, and all have nothing but praise for the people of the Ancient City in the matter of in diridual treatment of the teachers and the mat ter of caring for the immense crowd. Every cour teiy posiible was extended the visitors and Santa Fe hai won an enviable place in the hearts of i he ehool ma'ams of this portion of the state at least. The daily papers of the state have liad beau stories, broom corn stories, corn stories, and stories of various sorts showing good returns per acre of land in different portions of the slate. But a cartful scrutiny of the papers fails to bring to light any story that equals that of J. H. Cuini ford, who grew 17,000 pounds of beans on ten acres of land on the Mesa south of Mountainair. These beans were sold when the market was right at six and a half cents per pound, thus giving a market ralue of $J 10.60 per acre for the crop from these ten acres. If there is any other agricultural land in New Mexico that has produced more than tkis we would be glad to hear of it. The Prohibition States Six states eliminated the saloon in the elec tion of last Tuesday. Four of them put whisky out on a straight appeal to the voters. These are Michigan, Nebraska, South Dakota and New Mex ico. Two Florida and Utah elected governors and legislatures pledged to prohibition laws. The addition of these six states makes a total of twenty-six "dry" states. Numerically, that is more than half of the United States. Ter ritorially, it is more than two-thirds of the Uui ted State?, for many of the "dry" states are terri torial'v largf. So far rpprpcentation in On gress goes; the twenty 6ix dry stales do not con stitute a majority, but they approach it very, closely, and victory is necessary in only a fewj more staijes to make the nation preponderantly "dry." The states that had already eliminated whisky are: Maine, Kansas, West Virginia, Vir ginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas' Tennessee, Okla homa, North Dakota,' Montana, Arizona, Idaho, Colorado, Oregon aud Washington. Uatlier queerly, tli "dry" territory coin cides pretty closely with the Democratic territory as made up in the election of Tuesday. The solid "West joined the solid South, not only in the Dem ocratic column, but in the prohibition column. There are, to be sure, a few Western states that went'Democratic in which the saloon still flour ishes, and there are a few Western 6tates already "dry" that went Republican. Throughout the rest of the country there are a few "dry" Repub lican states and a few "wet" Democratic states. But, roughly, Democratic territory and prohibi tion territory coiucide. In both alignments it is the South and the West on one side and the North on the other side. That may be a very significant fact. Pro hibition will become a more urgent issue during the next four years than it Iras ever been before It will demand attention in Congress. It will loudly demand attention when platforms are to be made in 1920. The Democratic party is the dominant party.. Democratic territory is prohibi tion territory. For the firgt time in its history, the dominant party owes nothing to the wet" North. For the lirst time in its history the domi nant party owes vastly more to the "dry" terri tory than it does to the wet" territory. Even if the Democratic party should seek it, the way of escape from advocating prohibition would not be easy to find. Even in 1920, prohibition as a national issue may not find its way into the Democratic plat form. To make it a national party issue might not be wise. But, almost inevitably the Demo cratic party the dominant and still thegrowing party will become. the party of prohibition. A liquorless America is on its way, and it will be no great while in arriving. It may come in 1920. Conceivably, it may come even before that. But in any event, it will arrive while many of those who have so faithfully pioneered for it are still alive to see its blessings in opera tion. Nashville (Tenn.) Tennesseean and Ameri can. by the Friday Mountainair at the. Chapel Eve, 0 adíes Aid ecernber 8 MENU Meat Loaf with Brown Gravy or Chili Sauce scalloped Oysters Baked Beans Candied Sweet Potatoes -Cranberries and Celery Rolls and Butter Brown Bread and Butter - . fruit Salad .... Apple Pie - ' - - -Ice Cream .... Cake .... Coffee - - - -lea - - - . 10c 5c 5c 5c 5c 5c 5c 5c 5c 10c 5c 5c 5c A Good lime Assured! EVERYBODY COME! MOUNTAIN AfR TRANSFER AND LIVERY Fred HInton, Prop. Does a general Transfer and Liv ery business. Baggage and freight transferred. Rigs to all parts of the surrounding country. Good jjeams and chargeseasonable. We get you there when the autos can't Snow and mud do not top us. ' IT If It's About land TELL US YOUR TROUBLES In spite of the advance in pri ces, we still have a number of Fine farms and Ranches For Sale at Bargain Prices We have land we can sell you at $10.00 per acre, that produced crops this year, valued at $30.00 or more per acre. With the right kind of farming methods this land will never produce less, and this anomalous condition cannot last. Prices must advance. We also have a number of fine Farms for Rent the coming year, either for cash or part of the crop. We own the townsite of Moun tainair, and still have a number of choice business and residence lots for sale, and our prices are an incentive to home people to build their own homes. Information about the country and its resources gladly furnished inquirers. THE ABO LAND COMPANY Incorporated 1901 Smiles Fire Insurance The old Reliable SPRINGFIELD FIRE FIRE & MARINE CO. -They always pay (. Dr. George H. Buer Physician and Surgeon Ganoral Practitioner f Phone Commercial Hotel Mountainair, New Mexico f RED H. AYERS ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW Office Honrs: 9:30 a. m. to 4:30 a. m. Estancia, New Mexico Citizen's Barber Shop First Class Service PLENTY OF CLEAN TOWELS JIM PAYNE, Proprietor EVERYTHING SANITARY ALL OUTSIDE ROOMS Hotel Abo Opposite Depot JIM PAYNE, Proprietor "The House of Plenty to Eat" Rates by Day, Week or Month MOUNTAINAIR, N. M. Í Luck is Oneself Some people think it is necessary to go to the city to deal with a big bank. Your home bank is just as safe and offers you better accomoda tions. We have four other banks in this State which jives us unequaled facilities for handling local business and our banking connections in other cities afford excellent service for all other business. Being a state bank, your funds, deposited with us, are safe-guarded by the strict State Laws regulating banks, and we also carry Fire and Bur glar Insurance and are protected from daylight-holdups, and in addition our employees are polite and competent men, who are also "Bonded." Banking by mail, a special feature. It is easy. Put your money and checks in the Post Office; we do the rest. Check book, etc. furnished free. Call and get acquainted- and investigate; and, if you feel satis fled, we shall be glad to serve you, as we want your business. WE i PAY 4 PER CENT ON CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSITS The Torrance County Savings Bank WILLARD, IN. M. If you have to Bank by Mail Do your Banking with he First National Bank rif ülhiimiArmiA Assets over Five Million Doliars "Love is blind, isn't it?" "So they iay." "Then how can there be love at first sight?" Rev. Mr. Goodman-Well, Willie, did you enjoy your Thanksgiving dinner? Willie No. We had company and I had to eat with my fork. Sloggs People are inexcusably wastaful of writing paper. Bloggs-That's so. I've got creditors who write to me every week. Edwin-I hear Nellie's husband is a nut. " Evelin-He is; but he's a doughnut. Edwin A doughnut? Evelin Yce; he has money. Judge. "What line of activity do you think your son will follow?" "I'm not sure," replied the weary looking man. "But from the close questioning he puts me through I'm in clined to think that he'll make a great chairman of an investigating committee." "In the old days every gentleman was supposed to go to bed drunk." "To a certain extent I guess that was true." v "The age of efficiency has put a stop to auch conduct." "Yes. Nowadays, no matter how full a gentleman gets, he has t sit up late and protend he's sober." School Teachers, Attention! The Mountainair Inpependent has on hand a quantity of Monthly Report Cards suitable for use in the County Schools. . These cards are time-savers for the teachers, the studies being arranged in the same order as in the Teacher's Registers. Well printed on good Bristol Board. In lots of one?hundrfcd or more the name of tne school will be printed in without extra charge. Per dozen, - - $ .25 Per 50 - - - .75 Per 100 - 1.25 Per 250 - 2.50 ALL CARDS PREPAID AT THESE PRICES The Independent. MOUNTAINAIR, N. 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