The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-03-05
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for to 2G against q herd law.
The fremont house, a landmark at
Carlsbad. was destroyed by fire.
Fifty candidates took the Scottish
Rite degree at the Santa F6 meeting.
Semi.monthly pay days are estab.
lished by a bill passed by the House.
A wooden bridge viii be built
across Tucumcari creek near ReveultO.
A blue sky" bill was introduced in
the House by Judge Toombs OF Union
county.
The Carlsbad Commercial Club has
elected new officers and organized for
the years work.
The House unanimously adopted a
resolution of assent TO the provisions
Of the Smith.Lever act.
Governor Mcdonald will be n of
the speakers at the silver City Cattle
mems convention April 20.
Roman Espinosa committed suicide
at Roswell by shooting himself In the
heart with a .32.caliber revolver.
The House passed Senate Bill No.
q for improvement OF the Rio Grande
and the measure was sent to the gov
ernor.
Three boys. ranging In age from six
to ten years. were drowned in the ella
river at s]heeney's Crossing, near Sill
yer City.
The Senate appointed a conference
committee on county salary bill nam
ing page, Romero, Laughren, Hinkle
and Holt.
Eight tax commission bills are be-
fore the Legislature. The two latest
added to the list are by Represents
tiyes Sena and Mirabal.
Governor Mcdonald asked for an
appropriation from the State Leglsla.
ture to carry on the contention with
Texas concerning the boundary.
Intervention by the United States,
Argentine, Brazil and Chill to police
Mexico and establish order was urged
in the U, S, Senate by Senator Fall.
Jim Francis. colored, age twenty
eight years, a rope rider at the Navajo
mine near Gallup, was killed while
coming ont Of the mine on the rope.
The fire department of Tucumcari
will receive $500 as its share OF the
sum voted various towns by the Leg.
i%slature in aid OF maintaining fire de-
partments.
A number Of farmers from the vi
entity Of House, Hope and Charlotte
have organized an association to
build a telephone line connecting
with the one from fabian.
The committee on railroads OF the
House reported adversely on the bill,
No. III, introduced by Mr.. Chavez OF
Torrance county, providing for a three
cent rate law.
Word reached Socorro OF the find.
ing OF the body OF Captain NJ. Cooney,
76 years old, who left there Oct. 20
with a pack train for the wilds OF the
Mogollon mountains, in search Of a
lost mine.
Only three OF the Democratic mem.
bers OF the House voted against the
Senate measure removing the power
Of appointment Of state librarian from
the governor and lodging It with the
Supreme Court.
Another statewide prohibition reso,
luton is before the Legislature. II was
introduced by Senator HART, and calls
for IN amendment to the constitution
to prohibit the sale of alcoholic bev.
egages in the state.
The Silver Glance Mining and De.
y%eloping Company has filed It's incor-
poration papers in the office Of the
State Corporation Commission.
A declaration OF intention to build
a branch line from Iordsburg to the
"S5" mine vas filed with the State
Corporation Commission by the board
, OF directors OF the Arizona and New
Mexico Railway Company.
, Under a bill passed by the House
suits against railroads for personal IN.
juries resulting in death can be
| brought for any amount. The law at
present limits the amount OF any suit
, in such cases 10 $4,000.
a resolution calling for the Arizona
4 initiative and referendum In New Mex
leo was introduced In the House by
/ Tharp, the Socialist member. II pro
yides fos an amendment TO Section /
4 Article w. Of the constitution.
Secretary Van Stone Of the Cham
d Der OF Commerce has been advised b,
the secretary Of the National Editoria
Association that that organization will
I visit Santa re on June 20, 1915, Ell
route 10 the convention at Los An
Z geles.
III the New Mexico Legislature vii
A submit the question Of prohibition 4
the voters Of New Mexico Il will carr
by eighty.five per cent OF the vote" s.
n declared Lieutenant Governor E. G. d
Baca In a speech delivered at SAINT
re at a prohibition rally held in tn