The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-03-26

500.
Tyrone is soon to have a new s4Or
600 school building.
NJ. @. Jones succeeds A. r. Moses as
postmaster at Rock Island.
New Mexico Day at the San Diego
Exposition will be Sept. II.
The first car Of machinery for the
bear grass factory at Tucumcari has
been shipped.
The movement to divide Quay coun
ty or annex a portion to another Gun
~ was defeated at Santa F6.
The House Of the Legislature passed
an anti-gambling law less strict than
the law now on the statute books.
Governor Mcdonald has appointed
the following notaries: Otto l.. Tinkle.
paugh. ~Alamogordo, and Lawrence A.
ramne Of East Las Vegas.
Col. Jose ID. sena, life member Of
the Santa Fe lodge OF y. p. o. e., and
FOR many a its secretary, was
elected exalted ruler for the ensuing
year.
Another Of New Mexico's pioneers
and one of the most picturesque char
acters In the Southwest, Capt. Thomas
Rabb, passed AWAY at his home In
Deming.
The combined report Of all building
and loan associations Of the state,
thirteen in number, made by the trav.
cling auditor shows total Of
S|1.5S5,513.15.
John A. Moses camp Of Confeder-
ate Veterans a organized in Silver
City by Adiutant General Nathan Bed
ford Forrest, grandson Of the famous
Confederate cavalry leader.
John Mcfarland, an aged and
wealthy cattleman at Campbell Wells
in southern Grant county. was shot
and killed, 1t is alleged, by two troop.
ers named Albert Powell and Wilbur
Fields.
The Santa Fe council OF the Knights
Of Columbus is making elaborate prep
a~rations for the entertainment of
the members Of the state council and
other Columbians in the capital city
In May.
BY a vote OF 1863 to ia the South
western and Panhandle Stockmen's
Association, held at I'll Paso, decided
TO hold its 1916 convention at Albu.
querque. About 5000 cattlemen were
In attendance,
Mrs. l.. Bradford Prince has offered
a site for the erection OF the replica
Of New Mexico's exposition building,
an appropriation OF $50, 900 having
been made by the Legislature for the
purpose, provided $4,000 additional
be secured by citizens.
Governor Mcdonald, In a veto mes
sage sent to the House OF Representa-
tives. scored State Auditor w. G.. Sar
gent and State Treasurer o. N. Mar.
ron for alleged neglect of their off
cial duties. The veto covered House
Bill No. 1858. the Renehan deficiency
measure relative to salaries OF the
clerk Of the Supreme Court and su.
perintendent Of insurance, their office
expenses, and salaries OF clerks In the
insurance office and the offices Of the
state auditor and state treasurer.
Governor w. G. Mcdonald let It be
understood on the 18th hat he will
pay no attention to any measures
passed by the Legislature after last
Tuesday. and outside OF those dis
posed OF by the executive on Satur,
day morning. There are some fifty
two OF these bills, including a mum.
| hau NJ Inn unurfunN nwNu Tho nnuaWnAv
holds that the session expired on
Friday at o o and hence that he has
the prerogative OF exercising the
pocket veto on bills after Tuesday.
The state flag bill was passed by
both houses Of the Legislature.
President Oscar C.. Snow OF the
First National Bank OF Las Cruces.
alfalfa king" Of the Mesilla valley
and J. ID. Isaaes waited upon Governor
Mcdonald as a committee OF the al
falfa growers TO ask the governor &c
use his good offices with the governor
OF Texas 10 secure a modification Of
the present Texas embargo on New
Mexico hay, as a precaution against
transmitting germs OF the foot anC
mouth disease. Other forms Of cattle
food are included.
A raid upon the Dryer Mercantil,
Company store and postoffice, a
Dryer, Grant county, by Mexicans o
the vicinity. who had rebelled at
strict smallpox quarantine, and an en-
suing fight with posses from SiiveI
City and Demlng under Sheriffs Nc
Grath and Stephens, gave rise to re
ports from Silver City that an lnvad
ing hand from Old Mexico had at
tackled Dryer. The hooters are sal,
10 nave obtained a quantity OF arm
and ammunition and a considerabl'
Gum OF money. Two members AZ thu
posse we're injured and a number o
Mexicans reported killed.
The unreasonableness Of asking tn.
railroads operating in New Mexico 10
n flat g-eQut n-aaqaunor fare Dpr mil