Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
The Dec. 25, 1903, “Transcript” mentioned the “Portal International” newspaper.
That issue carried some school notes: the Primary room students had been holding “secret communications” with Santa Claus. The Intermediate room students held a debate: “Resolved, that rain is better than snow.” The Negative side won. Vada Aultman and Pearl Anderson had gone to their rural homes for Christmas vacation,...