Artesia American from Artesia, New Mexico • 4

ItHHtHHtHnf PLACER CLAIMS SAFE ARTESIA ADVOCATE (Merged with Artesia American) society IX Mrs! Anna M. Party at Hop 4 A number of Artesia people, were guests at a delightful party at. the Hugh Gage home in Hope Saturday evening. and Mesdames Alexander and Clayton were charper-ones to the following young people Misses Hjghtower, Nyquist, Sadie Mo Caw, Corinne Smith and Rosita Phillips and Messrs John- and Albert Richards, 1 Surprise Party for Mrs. Rowan i The birthday anniversary of Mrs.

Beecher Rowan was pleasantly observed on Friday evening by a num ber, of her friends who surprised her, the ladies carrying the with them. A handsome aluminum cook ing dish will serve thru all the busy days to. remind Mrs. Rowan of this memorable' occasion. Those consti tuting the surprise, party were Mrs.

W. Wililams, and Messrs and Mes dames Yates, Clarke, Bigler, Alexan der and Fred LielL Mrs. Hadlay Honorad Mrs. Alfred Coll was "at home" on Monday afternoon to a score of lad ies complimentary to her guest Mrs. Hadley of El Paso, the guests being principally old friends of Mrs.

Had' ley. A good social time and delicious refreshments made the time pass very quickly for the following who had the. good fortune to be present Mesdames C. O. Brown, Bert Smith, Young, Fatheree, Manda, "Grandma" Richards, C.

A. Coll Eipper, Clayton, Kinder, Gfay, Heath, Neville, Muncy and Max Coll and the Misses Addie Coll, Emma Cook and White, Mrs. Schroeder of Elgin, 111., who has been visiting her cousin, Mrs, C. A. Coll for several weeks, was an out-of- town guest.

Mrs. J. J. Clarke has receiv.ed the anonuncement of the marriage of Miss Mabel Maddox to Mr. James Daherty in Kansas City, Feb.

6th, The bride is the daughter, of Ernest Maddox, who will be remembered by the old settlers, as a one time manager of the Joyce-Pruit hardware department. Miss Sallie Runyan is visiting her sister, Mrs. Reed Brainard, in Clovis. Miss Mabel Kepple is enjoying a visit at home while the Lakewood schools are closed by flu. Miss Juanita Stagger is -at home from Carlsbad, the city schools there being closed by There war consternation in the rank and file of the filers on placer claims about here recently because of a report that a proposed bill be fore 'Congress would jeopardize -the interests of all who had filed on such claims since 1 In answer to telegrams sent to S.

Senators Jones add Fall inquiring whether owners of placer claims lo cated since October 1, 1919, would be barred of all rights by the proposed oil leasing bill as reported in the newspapers, S. E. Ferree received on Thursday from Senator Jones and from the private scretary of Senator Fall the following telegrams, res pectively: Washington D. Feby. 12 S.

E. Ferree, Artesia. N. Mex. Section 37 conference toport retains Jones amendment protecting locators of placer claims prior to passage of this act.

Bill now in the hands of the president for approval. C. V. STAFFORD, Secy. Washington, D.

Feby. 12 S. E. Ferree, Artesia. N.

Mex. Oil bill finally passed yesterday and goes to president. Believe you will find rights of all present locators ful lyprotcct. A. A.

JONES NATIONAL EXPLORATION CO. Just as the Advocate is going to press it, is reported that the National Exploration Co. is busy preparing to drill a well about two miles south of Columbia, N. Mex. and 29, miles almost due north of Artesia.

Exact in his issue. Present activities, are location not available for publication confined to the drilling of water well moving rigs etc. It is claimed the rig that wil be used in the drilling of this well will be one of the best in New Mexico. It is also reported that the next well to be driled by this company (well No. 3) will be located about 8 miles southeast from Artesia.

Ex act location wilf be given later. CUT THIS OUT AND PUT IT UNDER YOUR PILLOW Flumonia is again taking its toll of lives. If you should die without ade quate insurance whose wife will your wife he washing and scrubbing for in six months from now? If it keeps you hustling all the time to make a living for your family now how, do you suppose your wife will get along after you are gone. A small invest ment now while you are well will take care of the wife and babies after you are a long time dead. Think it over.

Ask Hannah about the best protection on the market. The Advocate Phone No. is 7 ANNOUNCEMENTS SUPT. OF SCHOOLS I hereby announce myself as a can didate for re-eltction to the office of County Superintendent of Schools of Eddy County subject to the action "of the Democratic primary whenever the same shall be held. GEO.

M. BRINTON SHERIFF I wish to announce to my friends and the general public that I am a candidate for Sheriff of Eddy Coun ty, N. subject to the action of the 1920 Democratic primaries when held, pport 1 respectfully solicit the sup: and co-operation of alL J. TOM COOPER SHERIFF I hereby announce myself as a candidate for the office of Sheriff of Eddy County, subject to the action of the Democratic primaries, whenever the same may be held, and respect fully solicit the support of all the voters. GEO.

W. BECKETT. DISTRICT ATTORNEY I do hereby announce myself a can didate, subject to the action of the Democratic Primaries, for District Attorney of the Fifth Judicial Dis Published ever Friday at Artesia, New Mexico, by W. M. Todd and J.

R. Hoffman." Owners. W. M. TUUD.

Editor Entered at postoff ice at Artesia, New' Mexico, as second class mail in 1903. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION In New Mexico, 1 year $1.50 Outside New Mexico, 1 jear $2.00 Positively in Advance Every name dropped aa soon as delinquent. NOTICE Fab. It, 12 tho Arteaia American, published by Todd Hoffman ab orbod the Artesia, Advocate, pub' lUbad by A. W.

Henry! Tba two pa para have baan margad and will ba publitbad in tba futura under tba nama of Advocate. PRESTO CHANGE Tba Amaricaa Purchases Good Will and Subscription List of Artotia Adrocata and will taka Advocate's Nana. These are days of lightning changes. Just a year ago the Advocate was the only paper in Artesia. A.

W. Henry, the owner, had guided its destinies for years. Rut one fine morning along came a man and his wife by the name of Hollister and leased the pa per and plant for one year. The Hoi. isters not printers or newspaper people and the Advocate grew en aemic in appearance.

Early in the year a new star ap peared in the newspaper firmament It was the 'American and it came be cause it was sadly needed. This was a jolt that caused the Advocate to fall down on the home stretch and the lease was surrendered to its own er, Mr. Henry, two weeks before its expiration. Now Mr. Henry is a mechanical genius.

He applied a pull-motor to his dying child, and with assistance ffbm the American office pulled off the- next number only 72 hours be -Hind Hut the legals, of which there were several escaped death. Of course the American had a cov etous eye on the Advocate all this time. It cared nothing for its circulation but desired its name and good will in order to make the American a "legal" paper. Again the people here naturally felt that.me paper was enough to cover this field and deplored the existence of two. The American was started to supply one want, and felt that if it could amalgamate the two papers it would be supplying another want.

And So the American -on Feb. 10, purchased of Mr. Henry the name, good will, and subscription list and some of the machinery of the Advocate. It also rented his linotype until a new one can be delivered to take its place. All this done, the name was the next thing to settle.

The American was only four weeks old, and while it hid aquired a bona fide subscrip-tionlist of over 600 in that time it had not been given the privilege by Mr. Rurleson's hired men of second class postage rates, and it would- be six months befora it could' become a legal paper. To hyphenate the name and call it American-Advocate under such cir. cumstances seemed too much like the tail trying to wag the dog. For these and other reasons the word American was dropped and Advocate substituted.

Everything pertaining to the two papers will be embraced the Advocate. TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS All subscribers to the Advocate or American, or both, wilt be carried on the Advocate book to the expiration of the time to which they have paid For instance if a person paid for a year for the American and bat art unpaid subscription of 6 months to the Advocate he will get the Advocate 18 months. The books win be adjusted and 'revised as soon as pos-sible. All who receive a paper this week and none next week will know "that their subscription has expired." Daring the recent snowstorm in foothills of the Sacramento 'Egg' and Geo. Gates, former Artesia boys now living at Hop fortunate enough to kill one pf the finest specimens of the kbo wqlf ever seen In tbese parts, Strouo.

Editor 'V S. S. "Jack," Ward and little daughter, returned from Dallas, last' weekv Frank Linells andhe' Cloise Caells departed by auto Thursday for California, i i miss uuie aunmons returnee recently from Cloudcroft where she had been for several months, Mr. and Mrs. Henry J.

Overton returned last week from their wedding trip to Colorado aftd are at home on their ranch 'north of town. Miss Anna Weddtge spent Sunday with home folks in Hope, going over with her brothers, Bert and who were returning home from a trio Mrs. Fred Knowles is enjoying a visit from her mother. Mrs. Liooard who arrived from.

Oklahoma Mondav accompanied by a small grandchild, of Mrs. Knowles. Messrs. Guy Blackwood and Lang-ford Keith and the Misses Eva Rowan and Mervie Eaton drove' to Carlsbad -Sunday and took dinner at the new Mrs. Charles Meece and Miss Alma Norton have issued invitations to a Valentine dance which will occur at -the Meece home.

Eighteen couples have been asked. The oyster supper reported at the i ,.1.1 ion mccih IIUI materialize until last Tuesday, the all important part of the program, the oysters, having failed to arrive. Mrs. Joe Anderson was hostess at a two course dinner at one o'clock on Sunday, her guest's being Williams, Mrs. and Thorn ton Ferson, Miss Eva Rowan and Mr.

Rex Williams! Mrs. Hadley; who is enroute home to El Paso from a trip east, arrived last week and is visiting Mrs. Alfred Coll, Mrs. Dan Eipper and numerous other friends. Dr.

and Mrs. Matties had as their guests Saturday, Dr. John Marquis, an old Seminary mate of Dr. Mathes in Chicago. Dr.

Marquis is now general superintendant of Presbyterian church work in New Mexico, the position Dr. Mathes resigned to resume his pastorate in Artesia. a ArtatJa, H.RL Moots Every TnoaaW Fn.t. Watch this paper for special meet We are on the Trail of your business. We want it and you will find that, we will appreciate it and will do our utmost to deserve it ''Hit the for' our Repair Shop when in need of anything: in pur line Lamptoh Co.

Automobile Repair Shop CLASSIFIED FOR SALE A Prairie State Incu bator, 100-'lgg capacity, perfect condition. Inquire Mrs. Tex Polk-lt FOR RENT Furnished rooms, two blocks west of Christian church at the. home of the. Misses Dark.

FOR RENT 50 acres of good land with plerity of water. Good for corn or See J. B. CECILL. FOR SALE A few oil leases and Placer Gaims close to oil showings and actual development work.

Ad dress Post Office Box 681, Artesia, New Mexico. FOR SALE Choice Rhode Island Red Cockerels, $1.50 each. Phone 39F2. Mrs. A.

L. Terpening. 2-6pd FOR SALE A bank protecto-graph in perfect condition. Ameri can office. FOR SALE Ancona chickens, the best layers in the world.

Three cockerels hatched July 19 for sale. JOHN THOMPSON, 27t M. TO RENT 15 acres of good land. water, one mile east of town. Wll make good proposition to any one.

GEO. W. WELTON 2-4t FOR SALE One Studebaker four cylinder car, or will trade for cattle or mules. James Sangster. 3-3t FOR SALE One Royal No.

Typewriter and leather carrying case, used one year and good as new. Price $85. Ben Lampton. 3-tf FOR SALE Maxwell Auto, 1916 model, just overhauled, every gear new, 1 2 rear casings and tube have not' run over 75 miles. Front casings in good condition, inner tubes new.

Price right for quick safe. W. E. RAGSDALE. FOR SALE-Cattle Shed 150, feet in length.

Can be easily moved. In quire of Miss Julia Bolt, Lakewood. 3-2t FOR SALE 30,000 lbs. extra heavy barley seed, 6 row -variety. Price $3.00 cwt.

W. R. Hornbaker, 1 1-2 mile, souh of Artesia, phone' 107F12. "The MOWER" HAVE IT EVERYTHING Jojrce-Pruit Co. 9 BUSY BEE H.

AUSTIN STROUP, M. CAFE AND RACKET -Meeda, Short Order. Notion. Smn Oppo3it. ElroMiTheater Phone, Res.

217 Office-67 BOANS BOANS DALE'SBARBER, SHOP j. JACKS0N Artisbc Workmen Commodious Baths Attorney at Uw Everything Sanitary Notary Public T. H. RAGSDALE Rooms 1-2-3 Sipple Building J. D.

ATWOOD DR. W. R. MUNGER LAWYER Osteopathic Physidsm RosweB and Artesia Carlsbad. M.

P. M. BAKER Physician and Surgeon Meet wry cond and fourth Thursday of the month at 7-30. Office 1st Floor Sipple Building Visiting Sovereigns welcome. Phone; office 8.

Residence 45 Wlc.h Vth or PJ meetings. J. B. ATKESON 2M- Attorney at Law iy Notary Public. Artteia, KM.

ArtealtUdgNo.28A.FAAJl. Meets 1st and 3rd Thursday evenings Day or Night of. every month at, 7:30. DR. BURT R.

WHITE Visitipg Brethren Welcome; V. Tba Osteopath For special notice tee local paper: Successor to Dr. Monger S. E. FERREE trict of New Mexico.

DILLARD HYATT; SHERIFF I hereby announce myself as a candidate for the office of Sheriff of Eddy County, subject to the Democratic primaries. GEORGE BATTON -Attorney at Law NoUry Public 7 Office back of First National Bant Arteeia, RM. ings, etc Xw..