The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-03-12

The bear grass factory at Tucum-
carl is making progress.
The farmers are busy lining up their
work for spring planting.
Twice as much wheat has been
sown in the Curry districs as last sea
son.
The Senate passed the 2 100000 fed
eeral good roads aid memorial unani-
mously.
a demonstration was held in Tu.
cumcari against the suggested diyis.
ion Of Quay county.
More than 200 Masons sat down at
the banquet table In the Scottish rite
cathedral at Santa re.
The general banking law, indorsed
by the state bankers, vas passed by
the House by a vote Of 80 to 10.
Cora a. Sanford has been appoint
ed pustmistress at Cloverdale and
Eugenio Romero postmaster at Mora.
The Chamber of Commerce banquet
in honor OF Col. Geo. Il. Bushnell, at
Silver city, was distinctly a military
affair,
West will be connected with the
county scat by telephone shortly. The
poles are set but the wire is yet to
be strung.
a. ~ Blazer Of Moscalero states
that the Indians had a very success
tul year for 1914 and raised a big
crop OF oats,
The p%ostoffice aud co operative
store yt Rodco was broken into by
yeggmen and the p~ostoffice safe
robbed OF its contents.
Revenue stamps wort $4,000 were
received by John L. Zimmerman, in
charge Of the United States revenue
stamp office at Santa Fc.
A shocking death was that OF vii
liam Harold Woods at Thoreau, when
he was struck aud instantly killed by
an |oastbouud Santae ne train.
The Southwestern New Mexico Cat
tie Growers Association is to hold its
first annual convention in Silver City
Friday and Saturday, April . and 3.
The construction OF the ore mill in
the pinos Altos district, which when
completed will represent an eXpendi.
turet OF S25, 1000, is now well under way.
Ration had ten inches OF snow on the
End, the heaviest snowfall of the win
ter. North, the snow is reported two
feet deep, and fourteen inches deep
from Springer to Las Vegas.
The niteen.year-old son of Candida
rio silva OF East Ration, was instantly
killed when a .22-caliber revolver with
which he vas playing was discharged
and the bullet hit him in the eye
Two more big attractions have been
added to the New Mexico building Gt
the Panama.California Exposition.
Onc is "a gold brick; the other is the
largest lump OF coal ever mined.
Not guilty" wa the verdict Of the
jury in the Hershal Taylor murder
case at Clovis. The jury further rec
ommends that the Court admonish the
defendant TO lead a better life in the
future.
Approximately 1000, 900 head OF cat.
Tie, valued at $i7,JOO, 900 were In New
Mexico at the end OF the last fiscal
year, Nov. 30, 1914, according TO the
biennial report of the State Cattle
Sanitary Board. now in the hands OF
Governor Mcdonald.
a bill to give the state Of Now
Mexico an official flag was introduced
Ia the House by Representative Fred
O. Blood OF san Miguel. A beautifully
embroidered flag, answering the bills
description OF the official state ban
uer, was sent to the clerks desk with
the measure.
The judiciary committee OF the
House introduced II. b. 36l, approving
the codiiication OF the laws OF New
Mexico, as recently completed by
Judge Mechem s. b. Davis and Her
bert CLARK.
Wiley H. Johnson, who died recent
by near Springer and could trace his
lineage from 500 years before Christ,
was a great-great.grandson OF Alex
andor Hamilton, who was killed in a
duel by Aaron Burr in 1904,
Robert Rose and wife, colOred, i'm.
plicated in the trouble at Koehler,
when Mrs. W. c. Beuge was accident
ally shot by Deputy Calhoun. were
held with Calhoun under bond to await
the action Of the grand jury at Ration.
During the year 1914 twenty-five
foreign corporations with a total au,
thorized stock Of 1889 sos, and five
corporations having no authorized
capital stock were admitted to do
business IN the state OF New Mexico,
House sin No. 17G. by Mr.. Vigil OF
Union, amending Section 1, Chapter
lOt, laws OF 1909, increasing the wild
animal bounty on coyotes from 81 ia
tl, wolves from $40 TO els and fixing
the bounty on mountain lions at 81
was %lavoTably reported.
Il Is reported that John Snyder oil
AlamoEordo has purchased the steers
Of the Mountain pool, paying S3l FOL