Carlsbad Current and New Mexico Sun, 1908-05-15

No country can boast of better water an exhaustive supply of which is obtained by digging wells from twelve to ninety leel in depth. About 27."),IKM) acres of this land is surveyed into townships Muni cut up into bin acre tracts and can be tiled on at Knowics or at the District Laud (Mice at Koswell, New Mexico and the remaining lands are being sur surveyed - veyed surveyed as fast as tl;e large force of government surveyors can do the work. Towns in this sec section - tion section are Knowles, Monument, Roberts, Lovinglon, I'lainview. and Uronco. Any citizen of the I'm ted Skates over the age of twenty twenty-one - one twenty-one years; any one who is tiie head of tlie family, or, any one who has legally declared his in intention - tention intention of becoming a citizen of the United Slates, w ho is not the ow ner of more than bid acres of land in any state or territory is entitled to the homestead privi- ledge. In order to make the af affidavits - fidavits affidavits required upon the tiling jot a homestead entry it is ncc ncc-;essary - ;essary ncc-;essary that the part, desiring I to tile said entry should go upon the land, ascertain the quality of the land embraced in such legal subdivision ( M acres) whether or not there are any indications lot minerals of any kind and as ; nearly as possible become thorn- uglily acquainted with the loca loca-I - I loca-I Hon. Alter making the examin examination - ation examination the next act is to go before; a proper ollicer and make oath loi to the following affidavit: That J the requirements given above! are fulfilled and that they -vill I live there and make il their: ( home lo.- a period of live years, j The settler is then allowed six j I months w ithin which time resi-1 deuce must be established ilia! mu upon the laud five vears continuous residence upon the land to earn a free patent and fourteen months continuous rexi- deuce to entitle settler, to c un-' mute the homestead or pay for a patent at $1.'J." per acre. I,, view of prospective iuilro.nl 'development Knowles is verv favorablvlocated twoli,,es,lr.wn ",v '""f"11"1 ""iiiiimii.mii acr -s the map. one beginning at tjuanah aril ending at 111 h,.,, Texas, ami the other be ginning at Ft. Worth and end ending - ing ending at Koswell, New Mexico, will intersect each other near Knowles, romtmtiio'i There are railroad; proposing to build j lvelopnient or the country will olier great inducements and roads are 8 re to be constructed and before the first locomotive whistle is heard many It's) acre clnim! now unappropriated will'

In the presence of the larg largest - est largest a?vl mmt intellectual audi audience - ence audience ever assembled in this city the annml commenc-'ment ex exercises - ercises exercises were held last Monday evening. The large hall on the corner of Tansill Mock formerly used us a skating rink had heen He He-cured - cured He-cured for the occasion and al although - though although it had heen filled with chairs, standing room was noon at a premium, fully KMX) H'ople composing the audience. The furnishing and appointments of the stage were in exquisite taste being touched up with white and green tapestries representing the class colors. The back background - ground background was white canvas from the center of which was sup supported - ported supported by green streamers, a large green star containing the letters '08. Above was the very appropri appropriate - ate appropriate class motto - "Just Entering the Portals," while in profusion was displayed the class flower, white carnations. In his simple yet impressive style Rev. J. R. Wood pron iun iun-ced - ced iun-ced the invocation, which was followed by a musical selection, a piano duet by Misses lbina Heard and Lissie I,-e Diugherty. These young ladies displayed both talent and skill and received a very complimentary applause. N.'.xt win Miss Nellie M.iy Eakin as 'Class Historian,' whose ready familiarity with classic love and the makers of the world's history showed broad scholarship and ability for real intellectual merit: her selection was the best of the evening and

FREE LAND How To Acquire It In Eddy County New Mexico. COUNTRY FOR HOKESEKKERS Many Gool Free Farm Still To Be Obtained In This TYnitory. fri of .1. K. Ree . C. S. "I Commissioner. Knowles, Ncv Mexico, May .ih. I'.ttw. i Tci the Ilomeseeker: Having DIAMOND nr in llir field you w ill find il hp In use our Sporting Goods. Nol alnnr hcrausr lln-v arr sold ilir.ipcr line limn clsrw lirrr, Imt ,iUn lic ( ,uic iliey are nrui-r .mil hrltrr. II u art a uporlsiiian el .try kind, y m'll rnjoy a liHik at our r " 'i Iiiik koihIs. Conif and niakf your i l lion (or tin tin-r.moiu - r.moiu tin-r.moiu rnjov iiimt. until at present there are nearly two thousand families scattered over its surface and emigrants are coming in increasing num bers month by month. Towns with schools and churches are 'springing into existance and I where two years ago the cattle1 graz 'd iimolested the country is all fenced and being planted in grain and cotton. ! There is no timber here ex-; .,.pt a scrilbllV growth of ines- it(, hj , . , be suir.-' '. . . .. . cient for fir- wood ..r a tew years. The settlers are plant-; iiil' h ack Henst nr iumIh urn I wood after the mesquite is ex hausted. From east to west the .. . . . . soil varies from a red sandy loam

number of the High school girls. ' r hod more letters nf inquiry Nothing prettier than this was than I am able to answer, lain ever seen on a stage in Carlsbad, sending out this general letter Judge ('. II. Iirice had been se- in which I shall attempt to give lected to deliver the diplomas, a conscientious and ti nt liful de debut - but debut he transfcred the nffice to scription of the country with a Brother Wood saying he did not ; few facts in regard to home home-think - think home-think the best looking man, but ; steads. th best man should have this lx.fl!, than two years ago this Iwnor. section was an undeveloped area All the graduates joined in the I of something like thirty-six farewell song and after this the i hundred square miles. Since audience was dimissed by the the summer of 11NH5 people have solemn and impressive benedic- been cjntinually drifting into it tion pronounced by Rev. Mar- from every point of the compass

.no-ir, in.-. n.n nru iivnvpii, , The Class Poem by Klma liiicile Smith was a surprise even , (;.,.,. I.. ...i.rt L.-..,., to her friends who knew some- thing of her poetical spirit. Her poem is printed in full in this issue. Surely the Muse has visit visited - ed visited her as it did also Myrtle Dee Harkey. "The Class Prophet." whose prophecies showed she too was extensively acquainted with the classic love arvl ancient myth of people now almost forgotten. The vocal duet by Willie I). Matheson and Charles Washing Washington - ton Washington Rarey was quite a treat to the audience, they too were n-! eored until they responded with .... ... a repetition of their Bong.

high tribute to his country, his delivery was good and his setiti-j merits are indicative of the pa-! tristism characterizing the west western - ern western youth of today. The ('.lee Club sang "Italia" and Miss Camille Grantham gave a piano solo both of which were exceptionally good. Miss Anna Helena Klauder delivered the "Valedictory" in a pathet c man ner. Her triliiite to the school board, teachers, and pupils, was such one as can be paid only by those who feel the sentiments her words would convey. After the Validictory came the '"R.-vels of the Naides"a drill by a

shall. The exercises were in every way a success and only praise is heard from those who attended. The teachers are receiving much favorable comment' from the patrons work in for their painstaking training the children for the occasion. Notice to Debtors. The Fraser-I.ateman Com- ' r i(.ri. UrH It nelsons knowinu- themselves indebted to the Fra ser-Rateman Company are noli- 1'. 1 A II L . . I I. ueti to t an ut ine store htmi miukh i settt.m,.nt hv t..h . ... u. !