ments. He will be away some-;
thing over a month. His brother,
C. B. Howell, will act as his de-1
puty here and have charge of the '
office. I
Rev. T. Edgar Neal, pastor of
the M. E. Church, South, was in
Estancia Sunday, to fill his regu
lar appointment here. His notice
hot having been made public,
he was disappointed in the size
of his audience. He will return
again tne lourth Sunday i n
March,
A. W. Varnev returned from
Missouri last night accompanied 1
a brand new bride. Mr. Varney
holds a position with the English
Manufacturing Company. He
has been a resident of the valley
for several years and has made
friends from one end of the val- i
to the other,' whom the News'
joins in wishing to Mr. and Mrs. !
Varney long life and much hap-1
piness.
A peculiar instrument of writ
ing was received by the probate
clerk this week for record. It is
understood to be a power of at
torney given Tanous Tabet, of
Manzano, written in the Arabic
language. The acknowedement
is certified to by Judge Gabino
Baca, of Manzano. The clerks
will probably have some fun be
fore they get it recorded, as no
one here can read a syllable of it,
not even the characters. As a
novelty it certainly is the limit
Uncle David Woods plowed his
garden today and says he will
plant some vegetables at once if
this fine spring weather contin
ues. Polj tax is now due, one dollar
from each able bodied man over
twenty-one years of age. E.
