Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1915-07-09

Pinos Altos was found dead in his
room at that camp.
The bear grass factory at Tucum-
carl will soon be able to output three
cars Of fiber per week.
It is claimed the Panhandle, tribu-
tary to the Santa Fe, will have ISL 900
acres in wheat this season
Nellie C. Pierce Of Albuquerque has
been commissioned a notary public
by Governor Mcdonald.
State Treasurer o. N. Marion for
mally postponed the sale Of the $780,
300 worth Of state highway bonds I'M
Ill July Z.
The total Of the r%emittances made
n June to the state treasurer by the
%.reasurers of the twenty-slx counties
vas s244.229.9S.
The average precipitation for the
state during May, as determined at
l57 stations, was O.97 inch, or O.O4
nch below the normal.
W. H. Keaver Of Dubuque, Iowa,
aas secured $500 acres of land at
Taos, and will build a fine mansion,
construct roads and stock the place.
Mrs. ]. B. Gilchrist was severely
burned about the hands and arms at
her home in Fierro when a pan Of
gasoline in which she was cleaning
some clothing exploded.
The board of managers Of the Ar
tesla Alfalfa Festival and Flower
Show is already at work on plans for
he annual affair. The dates set are
Sept. 20 and 30 and Oct. 1.
A petition in bankruptcy was filed
in the Santa Fe office of the United
States district clerk by Mrs. Mary
Lines Newcomer Of Albuquerque, who
conducted a mercantile business.
The honey business left by the late
w. P. Allen, known all over the state
rs the bee man." has been incorpo-
rated. Laurence Lee, executor of Al
lens viii, is the incorporation.
Sufficient concrete sidewalks to
entitle Gallup to free mail delivery
have been built. AS soon as the
houses in the town are numbered the
tree delivery service will be made eff
Iective.
]. s. McTavisn of Magdalena was
elected president Of the oceanic
Ocean Highway Association. and Mag.
dalena got the convention for 1916. at
4 meeting of the association at Spring
e~rville, Ariz.
At the close of May-the end Of
the states fiscal year-6s.2O per cent
of the 1914 taxes had been paid. This
percentage amounted to $2,732 ,31S.62;
the total Of the 1914 taxes is $4,000
514.S6.
Governor Mcdonald named w. NJ.
Fox of Santa Fe as New Mexico dele
gate to the fifteenth annual meeting
Of the Vocational Art and Industrial
Federation at San Francisco during
the week of July 26.
The following have been appointed
deputy game wardens and license col
lectors; Karl A. Snyder, Hachita; G..
L. Hedrick, Las Palomas; H. o. Nor
ris, Hope; Edwin T. Schmidt, Chic
ride; J. A. Farrell, Encino.
The bridge over Revuelto creek has
been completed.
"Roadrunner," an outlaw horse that
roamed the ranges Of Luna county for
several years and enticed other
horses away from the ranches, was
recently shot and killed by George A.
Watkins, twenty miles west of Dem
ing.
The Cossack mine at Bland is work
ing 14O men and taking out 100 tons
Of ore per day, which is treated by the
company mill using the cyanide pro-
The operation of this property
requires an expenditure Of $1,000 per
month.
The Las Vegas Commercial Club
will raise $500 to aid in building the
proposed road from Mora to the
camp Of the Santa Barbara Tie & Pole
Company, about twelve miles north Of
that place. A similar amount will be
raised in Mora.
The second battalion of the New
Mexico national guard, consisting of
companies e and f Of Santa Fe and
company G Of Albuquerque, has been
ordered into camp at the Las Vegas
rifle range the second week in Aug
ust for three days.
It is announced at Ration that the
name Rocky Mountain & Santa
Fe," as the old st. Louis. Rocky Noun
tain & Pacific is 10Y known, is to be
dropped this month. and the line for
mally incorporated as a part Of the
A. T. & s. F. system.
Convinced that there will be a rec
ord-breaking yield Of wheat this year
in the Melrose district Of Curry coun-
ty, Burdick & Stone of Clovis have
completed plans, for a 5,~OOO-bushel ele-
vator at Melrose. Il VIII be ready for
the coming wheat harvest.
After celebrating two hours at AL
buquerque the c%oroner's jury IN the
Baca murder case returned a verdict
to the effect that the La Canada
rancher. whose shot-torn corpse was
found on the mesa, came to his death
a. the hands Of unknown persons.
President David r. Boyd Of the
University OF New Mexico. has been
asked to announce to the college
women Of New Mexico the biennial
meeting Of the National Federation Of
College Women to be held In the Ohio