Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-03-19
New Mexico News Briefs.

The commissioners OF quay county
have lowered the assessment rate ten
per cent In that county.
Reports made to the Las Vegas city
council are 10 the effect that the new
sewer system there ia completed ana
working like a charm.
The EIks OF Magdalena held their
annual ball the other night and Il
was one Of the sayest festivities In the
history Of the gay town.
The opening Of Jim nahoney's
splendid new store In Demlng few
days ago was one OF the biggest events
in the history of that live town.
santos Aragon, lab0rer on the
flume at the Elephant Butte project
was hit on the head by q rolling
boulder March 8 and Instantly killed,
his skull being crushed.
Hagerman, n. NJ. now boasts OF
/ the finest irrigation ditch in the state.
II is built Of concrete throughout aud
owned by Michelet, Robinson, Cole
and Cowles.
Angelo perea OF Carrizozo. hay
/ hauler, fell of a load OF hay the
! other day, suffered scalp wound and
broke two or three ribs. He Is on
the hay permanently for a while.
Las Vegas had four threatening
fires almost simultaneously The night
/ Of March rs. which menaced the
whole business section for while. be-
ing finally extinguished with small
total damage.
II develops that mad dog was
loose in Mountainair the Other night,
accounting for the spectacular shoot
ing up Of the town which occurred az
that time and gave the editor OF the
Mountainair Messenger a cold chill.
Mrs. clpriano Baca, one OF tho best
: known and most highly esteemed wos
/ men Of Mogollon. died recently az
that place. In addition 10 the hus-
band. she leaves ave children 10
mourn her loss.
The FIRST report has been issued Of
the Spanish American Normal school
al Ei Rlto. The report - signed by
H.. Bradford Prince, Malaqulae Mar
tinez and venceslao Jaramillo Of the
board OF trustees and shows that the
school has been doing splendid work.
The deadly 20 caliber rifle IN the
hands Of the small boy scored another
tragedy IN san Miguel county Mon
day Juan Esquibel, eight years OF
age. was shot through the head by
his brother, Maximiano, aged 90
while the two boys we're preparing 70
90 on a hunting trip.
David smith of Elklns n. NJ. who
set five trans the other day 90 eaten
rabbits. caught five Of his nelghnof 3
cats and a riot ensmed. After some
lnrdunus and strenuous work All bnt
one OF the cats were liberated; tho
lother had 10 he shot. The owner OF
the afth cat IL not speaking 20 Dave
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deal was completed az Roswell
recently BY the Iawrence-calfee irri-
gated Farms company, whereby two
different tracts az 100 acres ana one
81 500 acres changed hands. Tho ne'
sale price Of the first two tracts
amounts 20 5000; the sale price 81
the second was $4,000. totaiing s4o'-
600.
Miss Ruby Atkins. daughter Of MIS-
In. 81 Atkins OF Roswell told q hn
The other day when she went with hef
lGancoe, John Bynum, aged ~, 70 INC
lclerh's office to get 3 marriage license
Ruby said she was Of age. lnyesii'
Iqatlon showed otherwise and the
budding romance was nipped by an
lunfeellng clerk who refused the
license
Demlne Is now In the postal saw
inRs bank class
Ira o. Wetmoro Of the Mimbres
valley viii plant 1900 grape vines
on his ranches there this year In an
lendeavor 20 duplicate the famous
italian Swiss vineyard OF California
lGrapas thrive on the Mlmbres and me
experiment viii undoubtedly be sue
cess.