Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-02-05
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SOUTHWEST

Both of the large ditching machines
which the Jaeger Construction com
pany sent to Tucumcari TO use in the
excavation work on the sanitary W
system have been put to work and
rapid progress Is being made in cut
ting the bitches for the sewers. The
engineers have been confronted with
quite a difficult task in getting the
proper slope for sewer drainage, as
the surface of the city is rather flat
and the sewer mains throughout the
business district will be laid about
twelve feet deep, so as to give the
proper slope to the residence district,
Horace w. Kruse, local general
manager at Ration of the Ration Fuel
company, the Yankee Fuel company
and allied companies, who has return
ed fro mNew York. reports that the
matter of reorganization of the Yam
kee Fuel company is still in progress
and Will likely be settled this week.
The plans of the company include
the extension of the railroad at YAM
kee to a new tipple to be built where
u new mine win be opened. The new
work will begin as soon as the expect
ed reorganization is completed or
within a month, ii is thought by Mr..
kruse.
Wearing apparel and trinkets of
nearly every conceivable nature,
dresses, waists, skirts hosiery, cor
sets and undcrgarments of every
kind found in the wardrobe of n
woman handkerehiefs. bed and table
linen. knives, forks and spoons,
necklaces. wells and scores of other
articles of personal adornment form
ed a conglomerated combination that
- nI.I M. A,ttA nbnHnraf 70. srt..a u
hairs behind the bars of the Pima
county Jail in Tucson. Mrs. Johnson's
penchant for other peoples personal
effects even led her to appropriate
rats for her hair and cook books
for her Instruction in the culinary art.
Surveys are being made and plans
perfected by Robert II. Boulwarc, tho
recent purchaser of the Link ranch
near Central. Grant county, for a suit
able location for and the building OF
a large reservoir. for the purpose of
storing water for irrigating fully
se%venty-five acres of the level. rich
lands Of the ranch. The site for the
hats practically been decided
upon ana It is understood that a con-
tract viii be let within a few days Tor
the eXcavating ana building of the
same. Plenty of water is available and
it will be pumped to the reservoir.
the capacity Of which will be amply
sufficient to hold water ut all times
In reserve for %irrigating purposes.
Supervisor w. G.. Colcord of ella
county shot and killed Jack Lane at
n hundred miles north OF
Globe, on Sunday.
Lane. n cattlcman. rode into Payson
PARTIALLY intoxicated and attempted to
shoot up the town in true frontier
when officers intcrfered and
him to cease firing. The a {
.leman icered Mt them and was con-
inuing his fusilade in fhe air over
he houses when Colcord appeared
md made further order to cease
With an oath Lane fired at COL
ord. but missed. The latter then
lrew an automatic revolver n fired
our shots in rapid succession. Two
ook effect. killing Lane instantly.
on Monday. the Gath ult.. Deputy
Sheriff McCart arrested Charles clark
william Strickler at Sylvanite. in
he southern part of Grant county. on
he charge Of stealing neat cattle. The
succeeded i'm getting on the
rack of the beet they had disposed Of.
nj failed to discover the hide. Later
Deputy Mozart learned that a thlrd
,arty by the name of David Linn was
.lso implicated with the other two
nen. and that he had been warned
at his arrest was imminent and had
led. Mozart soon got on his track,
owever. and followed him into ARR
ona, where he was apprehended ana
back to Deming. Sheriff Nc
;rath took charge of Linn at the lat
ev place and brought him to Silver /,
lily.