The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1913-12-02
NEW MEXICO NEWS
Gathered Z rom
All Parts Of the State

Albuquerque Y. NJ. {. A.. railroaders
are anxious for n suitable clubhouse.
The question OF a canning factory
for Dayton is again being discussed
be citizens OF the own and commun'
ity.
G.. c. Robbins OF layton sold this
year $40 worth of tomatoes off u patch
that measures about cne.fifth OF an
acre.
After eating the heads off n package
of matches. the three.year.old child oil
Luz Madrid of Hillsboro died Of phos.
phor poisoning.
The school census OF Mora county
shows a school population of 1888 for
1913. as compared with i,2l7 during
1912, a gain OF lij.
At a meeting Of the Deming Com.
monwealth Club the main subject un.
der discussion al n commission form
Of government for that city.
X. T.. Donohoo, receiver for the do.
func, First State Bank of Tucumcari.
has brought suit against the Las
Cruces State Bank for siS,9i9.
James r. Fay Uf Pennington was
found guilty on the charge OF attempt.
ing 10 deiraud the government OF tho
tax on two gallons OF fruit brandy.
No,aries have been appointed by
Governor Mcdonald as follows: Ar
thur Daunc Tyler, Deming: Lee o..
Lester, ileming; Thomas W. Hanna.
Lamy.
The beet harvest Is now In full
swing and four carloads of beets q
DAY are being tent from Maxwell 10
the factory ut Garden City.
Kansas.
Anecleto Contreras, an old citizen
OF Rio del Media. committed suicide
by blowing off the top OF his head
with n muZzle loading gun loaded with
buckshot.
Fred Burlcson. 2~0.year.old son "
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter BurlesOn, of Lila.
coin. was shot IN Carrizozo and may
die. Al lIighfill. his assailant IL Ia
the county jail.
Good progress IL being made on the
tracklaying on the branch line OF rail.
road into the Burro mountains and !;
IL expected that the track will be into
Tyrone III "a short time.
Thieves have been at work recently
AZ Vaughn, among other things carry.
Ing OFF about 5000 pounds Of beans
that Is. r. Little had stored In the
Tharp ranch house.
The Tres Ritos Cattle and Land
Company filed incorporation papers
with the state corporation commits
sion. The headquarters oi the com.
pany are ~ Three Rivers.
The convict camp which has been
working IN the Santa Fe.I.as Vegas
road Is now repairing the road about
ten miles beyond Gloricta. according
To State Engineer French.
The following have been commits.
stoned notary publics by Governor
Mcdonald: Jose NJ. Garcia, Santa Fc:
George T.. French. Roswell: Mark 7.
Nix. Rosebud, Union county,
Duke Chester. formerly aa inmate In
the New Mexico pen!tentiary, where
he served u term for grand larceny.
committed In Bernaliilo county. IL
under Arrest IN Denver for making
and having In his possession a plaster
mold for "A sl.O0 coin.
The county superintendent OF Rio
Arriba county has filed his report OF
the present term with the state educa.
tional department. This shows "a
school population Of 1855. GO teachers
employed, an average monthly salary
of S53,57, an average school term OF
5.ts months. and Il total monthly pay.
roll OF 1885.
For the past month a day has not
passed during which from six to III.
teen carloads OF Colfax county sugar
bects have not passed through Ration
on route to the re,ineries In western
Kansas.
Deputy Travelling Auditor r.. A.
Mossman has completed his audit of
the books Of Mckinley county and IL
now at Los Lunas, where he will re-.
port the hooks OF the officials OF that
county.
Up to last week twen;y.six bodies
remained buried In the Stag coal mine
No. . at Dawson. though "a month had
passed since the disaster which Ear.
ried death 10 2G3 oi the 2si men at
work at the time Of the explosion. II
Is thought that many weeks will pass
before the last body is~-recovered.
4 committee named by the state
board OF education 10 report on a Span.
lsh text book for the use of the state
schools. consisting OF Fiiadelio Baca.
assistant superintendent OF public In.
struction: Antonio Lucero, secretary
OF state, and Bon!iacio M%ontoya. coun.
~ superintendent Of Sandoval county.
met during the teachers meeting at
Albuquerque.
Information has been received In
Las Vegas to the effect that u certain
Mrs. +. w. Pierce is under arrest IN