The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-02-12

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The new Presbyterian church At
Clovis has been dedicated.
Work has begun on a new ss,0u0
bank building In Columbus.
A bridge over 1000 feet in length
lie being built at Fort Sumner.
The new lS0-foot steel bridge ~
French will be completed soon.
The Elks. at Clovis, have pur.
chased three lots ON which to build a
home.
The steel viii be in place on the new
$40 foot Shiprock bridge In San Juan
county IN a few days.
Surveyors ara engaged In mapping 3
route connecting Clovis with Des-
Moines for the Santa re railroad.
Clovis may get a broom factory.
over 100000 worth Of broom corr was
raised In that section the past year.
No trace has been found OF the three
Italians who murdered n fellow coun.
tryman in a coal camp near Ration.
Heavy rains inundated the business
section OF Estancia SO that traffic
through the streets was by wagon.
The educational bill introduced in
the Senate provides for a seven
months minimum term to apply this
year.
Senator nfeld's bill prohibiting the
distribution OF patent medicine sam
Piles and injurious substances, was
passed.
Rapid work is being done oil the Por.
tales-Clovis road under the supervt
sion OF d.. S. Hooker OF the state engi.
neer's office.
Porfirio Chavez a reinstated sher.
III OF Lincoln county. from which posi-.
ton he was deposed by a judicial &C
ton last spring.
There Is talk about building an
electric line from Gallup to Sc. John,
Ariz., to open up that country TO
Gallup markets.E
Representative Tharp's bill abolish.
Ing capital punishment in New Mexico
was killed by the judiciary commit.
tee Of the House.
The Senate judiciary committee
favorably reported the bill to take the
appointing of the state librarian away
from the governor.
The robbery Of Mike Fatina aad
Frank Cayino, two Italians who we're
relieved of $40, their weeks wages,
was reported at Gallup.
The department of public instruc-
ton announced that state aid In the
sum OF $3.50 has been given school
district IA. Torrance county.
The Judiciary committee killed SEN
ator Evans bills against trusts, pro-
hibiting racial intermarriage and lin.
iting hours Of employment for females.
Definite action looking to the con-
struction Of the proposed state high
way through San Juan county has
been taken by the State Highway
Commission.
Slabs four by six feet may be quar-
ried from the stone formation at
Cuervo. There Is an in%exhaustible
supply suitable for building purposes
and red Of color.
The resolution ~unseating Rafael Gar.
cha, Democrat from Bernalillo county,
and seating, in his place. Modesto
Ortiz, Republican, which marked the
last step in the contest. was adopted
by the House by a vote OF 20 to Is.
FreliRn Trujiiio, who attends school
and is a member of the seventh grade
At Tucumcari. narrowly escaped hav.
ing his eye put out when another boy
threw a stick which struck him square.
ly in the y partially puncturing the
ball.
The bill introduced in the Senate
by Senator Laughern. relative to the
state library. deprives the governor OF
the appointment OF the librarian. II
provides that the members OF the su
preme Court shall act as 4 board OF
trustees for the library. and shall ap.
point the librarian. The salary OF the
librarian is fixed at $500.
DofRoiann Romero. aged four years,
infant son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ro
nero. Was burned to death IN the
Romero home at Albuquerque while
the mother was taking the father his
lunch at noon. The mother returned
10 find the house An ashes and only
charred remains OF the baby. It Is
presumed the child played with
matches.
House and Senate members and EN-
ployes have been paid per diem for
the first fifteen days OF the present
session OF the Legislature. In addition.
senators and representatives received
their mileage for the session, both 10
and from Santa F6. The amount paid
to House members was s6.0a5.70 Sen
ate members. ss,O3s; House employees,
si.S45i Senate employees, si.5i5; total
Si2..44f.70.
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