Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1915-06-25

Assessed valuations in Sierra coun
ty have been raised S50,27S.
A Frontier Day will be a feature
Of the state fair at Albuquerque.
Senator T. j. Mabry and Miss Kath-
crime Louise Burns we're married at
Clovis.
New Mexico's coal production last
year was S.S77,6S9 short tons, valued
at s6,28O,s71.
The large house on the ]. F. Nc
Gully ranch near Flora Vista was de-
stroyed by fire.
Fifty years in the priesthood was
celebrated by Rev. Paschal Tomasini,
s. j., of Old Albuquerque.
The new auto line connecting Ros-
well with Alamogordo and intermedi-
ate points is making good.
The State Fair Commission has de-
cided on Oct. II for the opening day,
two weeks later than last year.
The grade teachers of the Ration
schools had their salary increased s.
per month for the coming year.
About $50 students are enrolled at
the summer school of the New Mexico
Normal University at Las Vegas.
Roy Mcdonald of Albuquerque was
appointed receiver of the Williams
Drug Company, under bond of $12,50O.
The state board Of p%enitentiary com
missioners at their recent meeting
awarded contracts amounting to $685.
500.
About 1000 men are now employed
in the copper camps at Santa Rita,
and nearly the same number at Hur-
ley,
Sale of New Mexico's 100000 road
bond issue was postponed by State
Treasurer o. N. Marion until June
Gath.
Springer and Vaughn both voted
against local option, the former going
wet by % majority and the latter by
5 votes.
Mountainair will vote June 2S on the
proposition to issue $4,000 in bonds
for the erection of a new high school
building.
Manuel Cazares of Deming was SEN
fenced to serve from two to four
years in the reform school for larceny
Of a horse,
The Eagle dam is go per cent com
pleted, and there is now ample water
in storage for the 10000 acres under
cultivation.
The New Mexico Wool Growers AS
ISOLATION will hold its annual meeting
at Albuquerque during state fair week
in october.
The $4,000 bonds of the Hager-
main drainage district have been sold,
and the contract let to construct the
drainage system.
Fred Greening and Jack Day, broth
ers-inlaws, living eight miles south o.
Roswell, engaged in a pistol duel al
the result of a family quarrel. Green
ing was shot by Day, but it is reported
that his condition is not serious.
Pearl Harston of Clayton anC
Evaristo Pintada of Pintada have beer
commissioned notaries public by Gov
ernor Mcdonald
Production of copper by six of tn,
leading concerns in April shows tina.
the output of the mines of the coun
try is getting pretty close to normal
Another contract having to do will
the building of the new Tyrone hal
been awarded. 1t is for the hospital
which completed will cost approx
mately s65,OOO.
Efforts are being made by Unite,
States authorities to arrange for
term of Federal Court in Santa Fe II
July in order to clear away crimina
cases in which the defendants ar
locked up.
NJ. e. Pickle Of El Paso recent!
purchased an interest in the b. v. N
Mining Company OF Silver City, o
which he becomes general manager
succeeding J. W. Bettes, who is nov
president of the company.
State Engineer James A. Frenel
wrote to Francis e. Lester of La
Cruces, president of the Association
Of State Highway Officials. suggestinI
that this years meeting of the assc
citation be called I'm Santa Fe in July
Forty-four of the bills passed by tn
last Legislature became effective Jun
II. according to the ruling of Attorne.
General Clancy. All the other bill
passed by the Legislature carried tn
emergency clause and became laws in
mediately upon approval or passag
over the governors veto.
Walter Center and Harry Grady, tw
, young men who held up and robbie
3 Ben White, a Roosevelt county farm
er. at his home near Claudell, hav
been placed in the state penitentiar
by Deputy Sheriff B. b. Clayton G
Portales.
Miss Alice Paul chairman Of tn
executive committee OF the CongreI
sional Union for Woman Suffrage, 1
conjunction with Mrs. Ella May Chi
vez Of Belen and other New Mexic
women, is planning a convention to b
held in albuquerque on July 16 I
work up suffrage sentiment In III
state.
; The State Board OF Bar Examiner
wiz hold an examination at the 81
preme Court rooms In Santa Fe O
III Au0 10 All thona daafrfuo N fal