Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1915-04-02

ANHN ~ 1900 - AAANa
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 $751;
600 worth Of property.
Howell Earnest is secretary Of the
State Tax Commission.
Texas desires that New Mexico hay
first be f%umigated ere shipped.
Gallup recently received 500 boxes
Of apples from Pennington by parcel
post.
Ben Harden and Bob Greer killed
q mother lion and two cubs near
Chloride.
Mrs. Laura Armijo-H Hist -Hogue,
of albuquerque is again in the di-
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
10 smoke his pipe, Henry p. Christian
sen, aged e%iebty-four years, died at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. f. ]. Layan in
Santa Fe. Death is believed to have
been due to old age.
A new townsite has been 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
and s.
President James w. Norment of the
Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce, is tc
name a committee to make efforts to
have a transportation line installed be
tween Buchanan and the Rito de los
Frijoles canon for the convenience OIL
tourists who wish to see the cliff
dwellings.
That alfalfa hay in the three coun
ties OF Chayes, 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, ii
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 SIS,
S66.91 from the insurance fund as pro
vided for in the bill. to pay the de
ficiencies covered by the measure VI
to March Is.
f. A. Robinson OF Artesia says he
will have cantaloupes on the market
by May LIST.
One of the most remarkable demon
STATIONS of progress in the history o
New Mexico education was that giveI
at Mora when ~twenty-seven districts
sent in displays for a big rural schoo
exhibit held in the Mora county cour
house at Mora, which was packed will
visitors for the event, during the tire,
days of its duration.
A gentleman whose business takei
him over a large portion of eastern
New Mexico recently said: q neveI
saw eastern New Mexico in BETTE
condition. On a recent trip | met prai
RE schOoners by the hundred, and il
my opinion this section of the stat,
will double in population within thu
next twelve months"
At Ration some intruder. evidentl!
familiar with conditions, entered tn,
kitchen in the rear OF the big Six
restaurant and stole a do%uble-barrele,
shotgun and 1922 in money from
pair of trousers which belonged to tn,
cook, then asleep in the room. Will,
suspicion points strongly to the likell
culprit, no arrests have been made al
yet.
Inspector Instructor Frederick c
Test, Lieutenant United States Army
has been asked to drill a mill
tary company which has been or
ganized at the Normal University a
Las Vegas. The national guard com
pany there has been assisting in thu
organization Of the Normalites. No
to be outdone. the girls have also de
cided TO organize a company.
The highways bill, a%bolishlng tn,
county road board system, failed Il
become a law, the governor r~efusinl
to sign the measure. The last on,
signed was the state flag bill.
It is reported that Ira L. Grimshaw
assistant attorney general Of New
Mexico, has been decided upon for tn
position Of law clerk and reporter I,
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