Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-02-13
TOWN IS DEBATING
WHETHER To Be
WET Or DRY
City Council About Evenly Dr.
vided and Legal Advice IS
Sought in Deningi Live
News From MInbreS Valley

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Deming, n. NJ, Feb. THE COM
mon council Of Columbus, together
with Mr. Arthur J. Evans have been in
the city today TO consult legal author
ity concerning their recent charter
election as 10 whether they wanted
70 adopt a wet or dry policy for that
hustling little village Of the lower
Mimbres valley
II appears that three Of the council
are IN favor Of the wet proposition
while two are In fayer Of the dry pro-
gram. The clerk Of the council, Edi-
tor L. L. Lewis Of tie Courier, Is like
wise in favor Of the abolition Of the
saloon. Il seems that the electors
cast 80 votes against saloons and 20
ia favor, nine votes being rejected
or sworn I'm by individuals whose cit-
zenship Of Columbus was questioned
An ordinance was presented at the
last meeting OF the council fayora-
BE 60 the action Of the board Of cleo
iion inspectors ana the report Of the
clerk, but the ordinance was not
adopted, and II at the next session Of
the council the ordinance is not
adopted measures will be taken 10
force It's adoption. After the council
has exhausted It's efforts the matter
VIII be probably brought before Judge
Ncblett In the district court Attorney
r. T. Hamilton represents the vets,
ana Ely & Watson represents tho drys.
Tho leading story i'm Golfers this
week tells Of the discovery OF chief
Meyers. the phenomenal catcher of
tho New York Giants He is por-
trayel in the story as John Smith or
Arrow Smith, and perhaps one or two
other fictitious names are given 10
him. but II means Chief Meyers, the
great catcher OF the New York team.
II is interesting 10 note i'm this con-
nection that when Chief Meyers be-
gan his baseball career he was re-
garded as a phenomenal player the
first game he ever participated in
Many game was played when Hugh
J. Williams. for the past two years.
chairman OF the New Mexico corpora
ton commission, ana Chief Meyers oc-
cupied the principal points on the dia-I
mond In This vicinity
II Is Of interest TO know that Dem
ing has been the starting point of
many Of the nations celebrities, Mer-
ganthaler OF the linotype, Markham.
tho railroad king. and Meyers Of the
baseball fame. To this ist may also
be- added Alfred Henry Lewis. the
noted author ana magazine writer and
there are several other stars of lesser
magnitude who first started 60 shine
in Deming
The first notable shipment OF farm
products by parcels post was made this
morning by s. a. Cox. who shipped
500 pounds of beans OF the choice
Mimbres valley sort 10 customers in
tho Mogollon country, ii0 miles dis
tant u is interesting TO note I'm this
connection that Postmaster W. j.. |
Foulks Is making regularly two ship /
ments each week Of farm products
into the Mogollon region ana this is
just m entering wedge ia the material
that VIII De handled ina this man
ner.
The Luna county road board is DO
ing some very excellent work on eouu- /
IS roads at present There has just
been completed ON the Bordcrland I
road west Of Deming and its tribu-
taries twenty-three and ono-half miles
of good highways. II Will only re-
Quire three more culycrts 90 complete
q splendid road system. a carload J
OF metal culvorts VIII DE received in .
a Few DAYS and viii be used on an
public roads In the county Tho cn-
gincers AFRO now working south Of,
tho city and viii soon have the DEM
ing Columbus road IN "a fine state Of
reuaIr