The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-11-10

commission a gwen the rallToauS
permission 10 increase demurrage
rates 70 81 per day.
There were only five cloudy days in
October, according to the monthly
summary Just issued by Section Direct
or Charles f Linney OF Santa Fe.
Mayor Henry Westerfeld Of Albu
QuerQue appointed delegates to the
Ozark Trails convention, 10 be held in
Oklahoma City, Okla. on Nov. p and
%.
Lucius c. HlEhtower is to be hanged
at Silver City on Friday. Nov. TO-, the
state Supreme Court having affirmed
the sentence imposed for first degree
murder.
Incorporation papers were filed with
the state corporation commission by
the Western Mineral Products Com.
pany OF Denver, capitalized at
100000.
OF the 7s,4s5, 100 acres Of New Mex.
leo, nearly half is public land and IA
goo. 900 state land, according to a re-
port issued by the United States geo.
logical survey.
The state tax commission adjourned
after ten days session, during which
the levies by the various boards o.
county commissioners were examined,
corrected and approved
LaVerne Kerschner. a contractor OF
Roswell, filed a voluntary petition in
bankruptcy in the federal court at
Santa Fe, giving his assets as $3.50
and his liabilities at SS.l24.
Charles Mayer, aged 80 years, died
at the home OF 7. c. Evans in Las
Vegas. Mr. Mayer was one of the
pioneers Of New Mexico, coming 10
Las Vegas from Missouri thirty.ftye
years ago and residing there until his
death.
Nathan Boyd OF Las Cruces, the or.
jginator Of the Elephant Butte dam
project, motored into Santa Fe from
Washington, d O.. With him was his
L'ece. Mrs, George c. Dewey, and
children.
The TeyIco-Farwell Creamery Com.
pany OF TeXico, Curry county, filed
Incorporation papers with the state
corporation commission. The capital.
ization is $4,000 and $4,000 OF the cap
ital stock is paid up.
Homestead entries made by soldiers
who are now doing duty along
the Mexican border are protected, and
service time is to he counted on the
entry fluctuations, according to a rul
ing Of the general land office received
ct Santa Fe.
The discovery Of a poisonous spring,
which appears 10 be poisonous only
part OF the time, and whose poisonous
principle is Of such an obscure nature
rs to BATTLE even the experts OF the
national bureau OF chemistry, is an.
nounced by forest officers at Albu,
querque, The spring Is located on the
Canjilon district OF the Carson nation.
al forest.
Because congress failed TO make the
Grand Canyon a national park, it BE-.
ing merely a national monument al
present, the Santa Fe system VIII not
eNpend the million dollars It had set
aside in It's budget for work al the
Grand Canyon.
At the county court house In Dem.
ing, Fritz Mueller, representlng Rob.
ert p, Ervien. state land commission
or, sold f0476.25 acres OF state and
school lands. the actual sale occupying
one hours time and the state viii re.
ceive $3.50 600.
In the $4,000 damage suit OF Mrs. N
A Wright VS.. The Rocky Mountain and
Santa Re railway al Santa Re. heard
before United States District Judge
John G. Pollock, the jury brought in
a verdict FOR the defendant
The school census OF Eddy county
Just received by the department Of I'd.
u~cation shows that there are 1896 per.
sens between the ages OF 8 and p
years in the county, 1889 being bows.
A petition in bankruptcy was filed
at Santa Pc in the United States dis
trict clerks office by La Verne Kersh
ner Of Roswell, a contractor. who gives
his assets as $3.50 and his liabiitle,
Ss,124.
Word m from II. W. Henshaw
chief Of the bureau Of biological sur
vey, that the federal law does moi
carry any provision on the question Of
a Sunday closed season on game. a,
has been reported. Under the stat,
law, hunting on Sunday OF any KIND
Of game Is lawful.
Teofilo Lujan, aged 40 years, was
found dead Ia the garden OF f. e
Nuding. a. Santa Fe. II seems that
Toofilo tried TO cit on a fence separ
ating the premises OF Leo Hersch and
Nuding and lost his balance. breakinf
his neck by the fall.