The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-04-02

Hudson is active in planting trees.
Gallup is to have a $4,000 armory
A new elevator Is being built at
Roy.
Torrance county is to have a county
agent.
Murdoch is asking $50 per ton for
broom corn.
A husband show" was recently
held at Pennington.
Fire at Lake Arthur destroyed s15,.
600 worth of property.
Howell EARNEST is secretary Of the
State Tax Commission.
Texas desires that New Mexico hay
first be fumiBated ere shipped.
Gallup recently received 500 boxes
of apples from Pennington by parcel
post.
Ben Harden and Bob Greer killed
a mother lion and two cubs near
Chloride.
Mrs. Laura Armiio- Hollister. Hogue,
Of Albuquerque is again in the d.
vOrce court.
The fiber factory at Tucumcari will
begin operations as soon as the ma
chinery is placed.
Jackson Bros, Of Rock Island re-
Gently refused an offer OF $4,000 for
1000 cows with calves.
The State Tax Commission is
urging upon assessors the Importance
OF listing all property for taxation.
The state Tax Commission will
meet April 20 to fix the valuation of
bank stocks, corporate property and
live stock.
After many months Of effort, it has
been definitely decided that Las
Vegas is again to have the benefit OF
her great scenic showplace and
health resort, Hot Springs.
While seated in an arm chair. about
to smoke his pipe, Henry p, Christian.
sen, aged eighty.four years, died At the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. f. J. Layan in
Santa Fe. Death is believed to have
been due to old age.
A new townsite has beer laid out
for the camp OF Tyrone, in the Burros,
and the Burro Mountain Copper Com.
pany will soon move their offices and
stores to the new site. which is located
at the head Of Mangas draw.
Miss Manette A. Myers, state super.
visor Of industrial education, has is.
sued a circular letter to county school
superintendents concerning the work
pupils should review for the eighth
grade examination in domestic science
to be held April 2 and 3 and May Z
and s.
President James W. Norment OF the
Santa Fe Chamber OF Commerce, is TO
name a committee to make efforts to
have a transportation line installed be-
tween Buchanan and the Rito de los
Friioles canon for the convenience of
tourists who wish TO see the cliff
dwellings.
That alfalfa hay in the three coun.
ties OF Chaves, Eddy and Dona Ana,
on the Texas border, now stored
pending an opportunity for shipment
into the Lone Star state, Is worth
from a half to a million dollars, is
the statement OF a resident OF the Pc
cos valley.
As a result OF the opinion OF Attor-
ney General Clancy in reference to the
Renehan deficiency bill, the state au-
ditor's office made a transfer Of S1s,.
S66.9i from the insurance fund as pro-
vided for in the bill, to pay the de-
~ficiencies covered by the measure up
to March 10.
e. A. Robinson Of Artesla says he
will have cantaloupes on the market
by May LIST.
One OF the most remarkable demon.
STATIONS Of progress In the history OF
> New Mexico education was that given
= at Mora when twenty-seven districts
sent In displays for a big rural school
exhibit held In the Mora county court
house at Mora, which was packed with
visitors for the event. during the three
! days of It's duration.
A gentleman whose business takes
him oyef a large portion Of eastern
New Mexico recently said: II never
: saw eastern New Mexico In better
condition. On a recent trip | met prai
rie schooners by the hundred, and IN
my opinion this section Of the state
will double In population within the
next twelve months"
Al Ration some intruder, evidentl!
! familiar with conditions, entered Ia,
kitchen In the rear OF the big Six
restaurant and stole a double harreleC
shotgun and si22 in money from 1
! pair OF trousers which belonged to the
; cook. then asleep In the room. While
a suspicion points strongly to the likely
2 culprit. no arrests have been made Al
y yet.
Inspector Instructor Frederick c
Test, Lieutenant United States Army
J has been asked to drill a mill
d tary company which has been OF