The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-02-19

crn New Mexico Cattle Growers As
ISOLATION. ut Deming.
Tularosa lie to have a high school
building.
An appropriation Of $4,000 is asked
for free text books.
A carload Of beans was shipped from
Maxwell 10 Kansas City.
Coal has been discovered in the
Black range in Sierra county.
The House passed Nestor Montoya's
bill a%bolishing the SO road tax.
The Legislature reported unfavor-
ably on Mr.. Welsh's bill that the state
care for Legitimate children.
Mr.. Suffers bill would permit the
poddling OF produce from the farm by
farmers without license.
The House passed Speaker Romero's
.three-cent railroad fare bill on final
reading by a vote Of 81 to s.
Tucumcari will donate six acres OF
land to Chicago parties, who will es-
tablish a slsal factory in that town.
A hay barn on the old Excl place.
belonging to DR.. Quirey. south Of
Carlsbad, was burned to the ground.
Mr.. sena's bill for the determination
Of prairie dogs will be favorably re-
ceived upon its enactment into law.
Fifteen and t~hree-tenths inches Of
snow fell in Santa F6 In the month
of January, according to the weather
bureau summary.
The body OF John shubert was
found on Zinc avenue in Deming,
death being due TO a dose Of poison
which he had taken.
A prize OF $40 gold was awarded by
the Portales Utilities Company TO c.
L. Sanders as having the neatest and
eleanest farm In the valley.
Governor Mcdonald has appointed
the following notaries public: David
f. Shaw, Ration; Geo. Edwards,
Hachita Bernard Jacobson, Belen.
Contractor samuels Of Demlng 80
cured contracts for the erection Of two
new buildings In the business section,
which will cost approximately 100000.
At Santa Fe. suit for $4,000 dam
ages has been brought against the El
Paso g Southwestern railroad for the
alleged injury to the health of r. M.
Kenman.
Governor Mcdonald has appointed
the following notaries public; John
w. Van Dyne. French; Benito s. San
doval. Anton Chico; Charles p. Downs,
Carrizozo.
Carrlzozo now has a great white
way, electric current from the Wild
cat Leasing property at White Oaks
supplying current to electric lights all
oyer town.
The 'car limit bill, one Of the
measures demanded by the railroad
employees Of New Mexico, was intro
duced by Representative Skidmore OF
Colfax county.
Thar ]. p. s. Meunett Of Santa F6
better known as Jack" Mennett, is
enc of the eight candidates for U. s..
marshal in Porto Rico Is stated In the
Porto Rico Progress.
A joint resolution proposing the re.
duction of the salaries OF district
judges from $500 to $4,000 a year was
introduced in the House by Mr.. Bryant
OF Roosevelt county.
2 A damage suit for $4,000 was filed
by Joe Griff, an Austrian, through his
attorney, Elmer r. Studley, OF Ration,
against the st. Louis, Rocky Mountain
and Pacific Company.
The Holt Senate bill specifying the
amounts Of the bonds TO be Furnished
by the %asure OF the various state
institutions requires a bond Of $751;
600 from the treasurer OF the State
College,
Deposits in savings banks In
creased from s7s3,S14.52 to 1926, 10000
during the year.
Elfego Baca. who shot and killed
Celestino Otero at El Paso, Tex, asked
for his own indictment. The accused
claims the shooting one Of self-defense,
Bacg was released under $500 bond
on a writ OF habeas corpus.
The House passed the House substi.
tute for Senate Bill No. 3, extending
to 1915 the 1914 assessments IS final.
ly fixed by the State Board Of Equal.
cation on corporate property, bank
property and livestock.
James Goutehey OF Santa re, for
yeays IN the federal building, has been
appointed to deputy u. S. marshal. His
appointment follows closely the nam.
ing OF william Rose chief deputy in
the u. s. marshal's office.
The. bill providing for the appoint.
ment OF women to places on the
boards Of all state institutions. intro
duoed by Nestor Montoya, by request
was recommended for passage, as
amended. by the public institutions
committee Of the House. The amend
ment excludes the Military institute
at Roswell.
Adlutant General Harry T. Herrini