The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-01-29

Roswell expects 70 resume paving
operations March 1.
Thousands OF fruit and shade trees
are being put out near Las Cruces.
Work has begun on pouring the con
crete foundation for the Silver City
depot.
Three short-term jail prisoners es.
capped from a road gang near the Rose
dale dairy at Silver City.
Dad Rose celebrated his ninety
fourth birthday anniversary. He IL be-
lleved TO be Silver City's Oldest resi-
dent.
r. c. Stuart, after a hearing nj Taos
charged with the murder Of Antonio
Maria Martinez neal San Cristibal ON
Dec, z. was discharged.
The Milwaukee Mining and Milling
Company, Tucumcari, Incorporated
with a capital stock authorized OF
S25O,000. shares 81 each.
The Santa F6 Club is in the best
condition in its history, according to
the financial and other reports made
W hAt ubaih VI EuNNA u
Preparations are being made to put
down a deep well at willard. Some
are hoping for an artesian flow and
others anticipate the striking of oil.
The body Of Miguel Barenas was
found near Fort Wingate with his
head crushed In by two blows OF a
pick handle found neal the corpse.
Fifty farmers living northwest of
Las Cruces have formed. with a mum
Der Of business men, the Northwest
Las Cruces Improvement Association.
slppio Valdez. II Red River cahen.
was captured by officers in Colorado
and turned over to the Mora county
deputies On a charge Of cattle steal.
ing.
Governor Mcdonald issued Il proc
lamation announcing the raising Of the
New Mexico live stock quarantine
against Colorado. Arizona, Texas and
Mexico.
Encouraged by their success in beet
cultivation the Maxwell and French
districts win consolidate their inter
ests and plant more extensively the
coming season.
The Eighty.B1ye mine at Lordsburg
has 205 miners employed in taking out
mineral to fill "A contract OF 90, 1000 tons
OF copper ore to be delivered to the
smelter each month
From the divorce court to the bridal
altar In five days was the record made
by Carl Daniel, who was granted a
divorce decree at Clovis. He married
Susan Elizabeth Taylor.
Chaves county hunters received
benefit in the way of bounty by turn
ing over to the treasurer the past year
1856 coyote scslps, 249 wildcats, 20
wolves and n lynx.
The Department Of public instruc-
ton forwarded to Miss Katherine d.
Blake, New York City, the peace petit
tion signed by the school children Of
San Jon, Quay county.
Manuel Abreu, of Fort Sumner,
Guadalupe county, was named by GOV
ernor Mcdonald as a member of the
state Board o. Water Commissioners
to succeed j.. NJ. Casaus.
Articles Vt incorporation were filed
In the office Of the State Corporation
Commission by the Young Mems Chris
tian Association, of albuquerque, an
organization to carry out the usual Y.
NJ. c. A. purposes.
The state engineer has received no
tice OF intention to file on water
rights by Emil Mann OF Albuquerque
whose application is No. 800. He de-
sires twelve second feet from the
Tijeras Canon to irrigate 500 acres by
direct diversion.
That a company, to be known
as THE First Separate Company" Of
the New Mexico National Guard, has
been formed at Las Cruces is the IN
formation given out by Adjutani Gen.
eral Harry r. Herring.
Governor Mcdonald has named the
following notaries public; Fred Meyer,
Costllla, Taos county; Andrew B.
Stroup. albuquerque. Bernalillo coun-
": Charles e. Ripply. Aztec. San
Juan county; NJ. W. Hodges, Roswell,
ChaveB county.
Hugh Wilson, eighteen years old.
and working as caller for Santa Fd
engine crews. was mangled under the
wheels of a freight car in the yards
at Clovis, and died as a result OF his
injuries the following day. His left
leg was cut off below the knee, and
left arm fractured just below the
shoulder, and his chest crushed.
A suit was filed IN the United
States district clerks office at Sants
re by the United States vs.. Roberi
Caldwell and John King to ANGEL 4
patent of l6 acres, made out 70 Cald
wen and to declare null and void 1
deed from Caldwell to King; also Il
declare the title 10 the property TO b.
vested in the United States. The trac
The Portaies agricultural section 4
credited with possessing $50 silos. ThI
farmers also claim to have 10000