The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-07-21

me ITukIthSlNe hNhlf N'lNId ''lh'
mittee meets at Santa F6 July -.
A garage was destroyed by lire n
Clayton. causing a loss estimated at
$4,000.
Manuel Rivera Of TERRA Amarillo
died from rabies caused by being BIT
ten by a wolf.
Citizens Of Grady have voted g
bond issue OF $4,000 for building q
new sc]hoolhouse.
II is reported at Columbus that the
New Mexico regiment Is TO have q
machine gun corps.
slim Alien, a cowboy, was hurt
while b%ulldogging a steer at the Lac
Vegas cowboys reunion
Road boosters OF Quay county ar.
agitating for "A new highway east from
Porter to the Texas line.
Cruz Hernandez has been bound
over to the grand jury for breaking
into a saloon at San Jose.
neming saloonkeepers will have &"
pay a license OF 81 1000 a year instead
ot The former sun Of $3.50.
The Santa Pc SCOT will commence
construction Of a new depot at Ia"
ton. TO replace the one burned,
Roswell Elks are planning a street
0c,e for the benefit OF the pension
,und for dependents Of the Roswell
battery.
Two hundred twenty-five entries
were made at the Santa Re federal
land office in June, covering over A,
OUO acres.
The new national guard armory at
Carlsbad is nearing completion, AMI
probably will be ready for occupancy
hy Aug. 10.
The Santa Pc city school board has
le, a contract for a 5000 steel fire
cape to he erected on the Catron
school building.
Knowles, in Eddy county, will go
Try" Sept. g., Nh o to on" go. TO-
mere wll be closed by j. =. Andrua
and Col. Hardin.
c. b. Stccd. whose term as a mem.
Der OF the state Board OF Embalmers
had expired. was succeeded by II. NJ.
Thorne Of Carlsbad.
4 number OF persons accused Of the
illegal sale OF liquor at Columbus
have been bound over to the grand
Jury.
\ number OF New Mexico Guards
have asked for release IN the ground
mat they have persons depending up
on them for support.
The board OF regents Of the Univer.
sity OF New Mexico let the general
| contract for a chemistry building az
the university for S2O,3Si,
Roswell residents have contributed
a total OF s9O7.S5 to the pension fund
for the benefit Of families OF National
guard members now at the border.
More than GO per cent OF the stu.
| dents OF the University Of New Mex.
leo are wholly or in part self.sus.
tanning while receiving their educa.
| ton. according to statistics compiled
In the office OF the registrar.
Ossle Trayelstead, ~S.year.old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Trayelstead OF 10
gan. died from a bite Of a rattlesnake.
George l.. Reece was appointed q
member Of the board OF regents Of the
military institute, succeeding Joseph l..
Rhea.
IN. raso,r,as ~ III Nan Mavirn
banks, national and state, amount to
90. 23g,343. loans and discounts, S25,.
Jl5. . co; deposits, S25.SO3,077.3l.
A number OF New Mexico national
guardsmen, now on duty at Columbus.
have applied for discharge under the
recent ruling OF the War Department
that those having dependents may b.
released from further border duty.
TucumcRrl reports the greatest rail
road business In it's history during the
month OF June. A total OF 24,l9-
freight car and 2,425 passenger
coaches passed through there In tn
month. an average OF Ss5 cars a day
J. NJ. Hudson, an Oklahoma oil
man, declared in Santa Fe that the
Mexican war, with It's ensuing short.
age OF production IN the Mexican
oil fields, was a large factor in boom.
ing oil development In this state.
Lem spillsbury, the scout who wa'
captured with the negro troops at Car
rial, formerly lived at Walnut Wells
Grant county, and is well known II
that section.
Charles Weir, OF Monument wor
the steer roping championship, AM
Henry Morse Of Wagon Mound, tn
b%ulldOgging championship at the
Sioux City roundup
T. r. Tale, a well known stockmaI
Of the state, was appointed by th'
governor to be a member OF the cat
tie sanitary board. succeeding tbs