The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-06-23

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Clarence II. Rice, OF Dcming, com
mitted suicide by shooting himself
Work has been commenced on an
addition to the cannery at Lakewood.
The Kin.Bo.Toh Cattle Company OF
Aztec filed articles Of Incorporation
The Purity Creamery Company Of
Roswell filed articles Of incorpora
ton.
Rogue Gomez was arrested In
Dem.ng, charged with passing count
erleit bills.
Preparations for the Roswell Live.
stock and Products exposition are go
ing ahead rapidly
Roswell merchants are lining up to
close at Dol every Thursday through
the summer months.
Ptomaine poisoning caused the
death Of John Brophy, a Clayton anl
Union county pioneer.
Three Japanese have been arres
ed at Deming, accused Of being illcg
ally in the United states.
a bid for the construction OF a
bridge at Colson, Of $3.50, was let by
the Luna county road board.
lgnace Gosciencki, a boilermaker
has sued the El Paso & southwestern
for $4,000 for personal injuries.
The Southern Pacific railroad has
notified the corporation commission
that it will build a waiting oom at
Gage.
A Columbus report says the Amer.
can punitive expedition is sleeping on
its arms, prepared Tor any eventu
allty.
The Gallup and Pennington people
again are aFitatinP the question uf an
automobile mail route between thos,
towns.
Preparations are being made at RIOS
we'll for the state tennis tournam,u,
to be held In that city, commcnciu}
Sept. 4.
Clarence Il. Rice. a young emplo',
at the Dcming car shops Of tn" Santa
Ne, blew the top OF his head OFF witt
q shotgun.
The body OF a man so dccOmpOseH
hat Identification was impossible
was found in the bed Of the Poni
river lea Ration.
An examination for eligibles from
whom to appoint II fOurth-class post
master at Bluovater will be held at
l.aguna on July s.
Construction soon will begin on {
million gallon reservoir with pipe linz
and electric pump at the Marine Hos
pitRl At Fort stanton.
There is much talk going the rounds
In bona Ana and Lincoln counties OF
a proposed branch road to run from
Organ to orc Grande.
Attorney General CLANCY has hand
ed down an opinion to the effect that
the state must give compensation fol-
tuberculous COWS destroyed.
Another state road camp has been
established on the Reconsideration
road, this one at the Border hill
nea the Chayes county line.
The gallows erected at the Grant
county jail for the execution OF Lu.
cius e. Hightower and Pedro Monies
has been taken down and stored.
The StSte Board OF Education has
Invited Hon +. p. Claxtou, Commis
Iioner OF Education, to make an edu
cRtional survey of New Mexico.
The rapid settling up OF the stat,
has caused IA great increase in the
number OF wild animals killed and
consequent bounty claims presented.
The New Mexico Normal University
opened its summer school this year
with an enrolment Of Gal students
In 1910 the summer school had only
GO students,
Nirgie Gentles, a resident OF Plain
view. died Of %strychnine poisoning
the %strychnine being ~self.adminis
tered, according to the verdict OF q
c%oroner's jury.
Walter Manning, accused OF the
robbery Of the postoffice at Gardiner
hac been bound over to the fedora
grand jury and nov is languishing Il
the ColfaX county jail.
The estate OF Robert e. Harring
on. killed al Santa Rita In Febru
AIRY, while switching some cars. has
sued the Santa Fe railway for 500
900 In IN vi Paso court.
Lieutenant Ralph Baker OF the ma
tional guard, was stricken blind, sup
pOsedly Al the result OF an old in
jury, while on a train on his way e
IN aviation school In San Diego.