Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1903-04-15

what lively IN municipal politics in I'll
Paso.
Papers in the Rio Grande valley are
predicting the biggest flood since 1880
this spring.
The public lands of the territory
should only be sold to the highest bid
der after due advertising.
Let's quit wrangling for few minits
and secure that electric street railway
that Mr.. Cromwell offers to build Cit
zen.
Grading on the Albuquerque Eastern
began on the 9th of this month and is
expected to be pushed to completion
as fast as possible.
G.. T.. Mason has purched the plant
and good will Of the Roswell Register
from r. S. Hamilton; and assumed
charge of the business.
The eternal fitness of things is aptly
illustrated by a San Miguel county
professor who resigned his position as
instructor in dead languages to become
an embalmer.
Among nine convicts recently brought
from Colfax county to the penitentiary
in Santa Fe, four were boys under eigh-
teea years old; not very good showing
for Colfax.
In the great county of Bernalillo only
one hundred head of horses were given
in for taxation and they were valued
at S.. per head. Guess the people of
Bernalllo ride mule.
From the number Of reports of shoot.
ings which come regularly from along
the line Of the new Santa Fe cut off we
are led to believe they are trying
to bull reputation for being hard set
down there, it looks as if a cleanup was
needed.
I'll Paso built one hundred brick cot
tages since New Year. If the winds
which blow down houses and trees
continue for another month at the Pass
City it will have to build another one
hundred cottages to make up for the loss
This city is earnestly at work in pre-
pairing to give President Roosevelt
most hearty welcome and as good time
as is possible in Santa FEES balmy eli
mate and under New Mexico's sunny
$ iies. This is as it should be, says the
New Mexican.
There are some funny things connected
with nearly everything. The secretary
of the good government league,
which is going to try to straighten
oIC tax assessments of Bernalillo county,
is not taxpayer.
Aa:mi ,ts throughout the county are
a gam predicting labor troubles May
Day. If they come, we trust that the
great jaw works and talking industry of
oar American poll icians will be the only
concerns seriously affected.
The people Of Mexico are said to be
urging another denomination and reelec-
ton upon President Diaz. This is as
good thing as they can do. They
might go great deal farther, but could
do no better In addition, President
Diaz' habit of being renominated and re-
elected seems to be quite advantageous
t. the republic Of the south.
There is a man in this territory who
has most remarkable flock ef sheep
He has a certain number of sheep ac-
cOrding to his sworn tax returns, and If
he swore the truth, each head produced
81 pounds Of wool, that being the aver
age amount per head necessary to
make up the wool clipped from his flock.
A favorable report has been made by
the department Of justice at Washing
ton upon the site selected by the gov
eminent for the federal building at Al
buquerque. The site chosen is the
northwest corner of Gold avenue and
Fourth street and is owned by William
J. Johnson. A treasury warrant for
the price agreed upon 81, 800, has been
sent to Johnson.
The FL Paso News says the recent
performance Of the laly bull fighters
attracted larger crowd at Il e Juarez
bull ring than has been in attendance for
months Every body went there pre-.
pared to see fake fight, bu; they
were agreeably disappointed.