The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-04-19

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The town trustees Of La Cruces
have refused 10 accept an offer from
furaish power for pumping the torn
water supply. and viii continue tho
water plant as n municipal operation.
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Alfred Wcolam OF Medford, Ore
gon. has bought a fs-acre farm near
Las Cruces onto which no has moved
with his family. He will grow alfalfa
and fruit.
A mandamus roeeeding. ~returnablc
today has been brought by ~. n. ID.
Fraser against the town council of Las
Cruces to require 10 to show cause
why the town should not grant a
saloon license 10 Fraser.
Efforts are being made 20 bring
out n large attendance M the meeting
OF the Torrance County Development
association. 70 be held In Estancia the
FIRST Monday In May.
The Ration Electric Light and
Power company has made a volun-
ny AMN " ~ MlaNNNNAIH fHlHN ADNI
service from fi.60 to ~ per month.
This IL the lowest charge OF the kind
In any city in the state.
The county commissioners of Dona
Ana county "a been asked 70 APP
propriate $4,000 for carrying on the
New Mexico side OF the Texas-New
Mexico boundary suit. The matter is
being considered.
superintendent shelton Of the ship
rock Indian agency has issued an or I
der forbidding the sale OF any sheep |
by the Navajo Indians for n period OF
one year. The order In to prevent
the depletion Of the Indian herds.
high prices having caused extensive
selling by the Indians last year.
Horse thieves last week stole a VAL
liable grey team from the stables OF
Amador Montoya. neal Springer. No
trace OF the thieves has been dis
covered.
Daniel ssndoval and Cecil Jenson.
the one charged with horse stealing
and the latter with forgery, escaped
from the Lincoln county jail at Car
rizozo Thursday and made q success
full getaway. Both prisoners had
been captured at considerable expense
and Sheriff Chaycs. Who was ~ In
ped az the time, expects TO continue
the pursuit.
Willis johnson OF Magdalena has
In captivity two 5~months old noun
tain lion cubs which he captured re-
Gently after trapping the mother at
Dry Lake, Socorro county. The male
lion made It's scape
Zane Grey. the well known writer
of southwestern short stories. has had
three Navajo ponies shipped 10 New
York from Aztec. He will use the
ponies for polo.
L.. II. Pierce OF Farminston win es-
tablish regular passenger automobile
service between Gallup and Farming
ton about May 18th.
During a terrlnc electrical storm
Friday at Escondido. three miles
north OF Socorro, the home Of Ada9
Baca was struck by lightning, tore the
side rom IA kitchen stove, shocked
four children OF Baca into uncon-
seriousness n tore a huge hole In
the wall. The children win recover.
n. n. Myrick Of Ricardo bought 20
Of yeariing registered Hereford
last week al Fort Sumner
from w. NJ. Hunter. lie paid SEQ "a
head for h stun. which il said to I
be the top price eyer paid In Fort
for a similar grade.
Melrose precinct will have a special
election for justice OF the peace, TO
succeed h. J. Norby. resigned.
Hail did considerable damage 10
fruit In and round silver City last
week. Many OF the trees we're strip
ped OF blossoms and buds by an un-
severe storm. II
A. II. Hilton, the San Antonio wool !
md hide buyer, last week shipped a {
ar load OF mohalr from Lordsburg.
Grant county. A number Of angora /
growers had iots In the shipment .
sold at around s7h cents.
The Grant county road board has .
bought a new Jeffery Quad truck es- q
designed for heavy road work '
md the machine liz now In use on the 1
lew road being built 20 santa Rita. q
has a capacity Of two tons; IL 4
quipped with hydraulic dump bottom 4
nd can be used as q tractor. In
The First National bank % Lords 4
'urg announces that cattle shipments 4
rom the L~ordsburg stockyards dur /.
ng 1914 totaled tSi2. 9OB. Shipments 1
the present year are expected :
o be around the same figures. but
OF the section say 1915 will
shipments out OF LOrdsourg reach-
ng 100000. providing there are no
cvere losses. (
Women OF Tucumcari adopted al
plan 10 secure u clean up Of I