Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-11-10

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Is being harvested.
A new high school building is being
erected at Magdalena.
Heavy stock shipments are being
made from Des Moines.
The Loyal Order of Moose has re-
Gently taken on new life in Gallup and
has a rapidly growing membership.
At the state land sale held at Dem
ing by Capt. Fred Mueller, total acre
age of 4O,47G.25 was sold for the sum
90S.75.
The New Mexico public utilities
commission has given the railroads
permission to increase demurrage
rates to SO per day.
There were only five cloudy days in
October, according to the monthly
summary Just issued by Section Direct
or Charles E. Linney of Santa Fe.
Mayor Henry Westerfeld of Albu-
querque appointed delegates to the
Ozark Trails convention, to be held in
Oklahoma City, Okla, on Nov. 21 and
%.
Lucius C. Hightower is to be hanged
at Silver City on Friday, Nov. 10, 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, ,760 acres of New Mex
leo, nearly half is public land and IA
100000 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 of
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 $S,124.
Charles Mayer, aged 80 years, died
at the home Of T. c. Evans in Las
Vegas. Mr.. Mayer was one OF the
pioneers OF New Mexico, coming to
Las Vegas from Missouri thirty-five
years ago and residing there until his
death.
Nathan Boyd Of Las Cruces, the or
iginator of the Elephant Butte dam
project, motored into Santa Fe from
Washington, D. c. With him was his
niece. Mrs. George c. Dewey, and
children.
The Texico-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 be counted on the
entry tabulations, according to a rul-
ing of the general land office received
at Santa Fe.
The discovery OF a poisonous spring.
which appears to be poisonous only
part Of the time. and whose poisonous
principle is of such an obscure nature
as 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, II be
ing merely a national monument al
present, the Santa Fe system will not
expend the million dollars It had sci
aside in its budget for work at the
Grand Canyon.
At the county court house in Dem
ing, Fritz Mueller. representing Rob
ert p. Ervien, state land commission
er, sold 40,476.25 acres OF state and
school lands, the actual sale occupying
one hours time and the state will re
ceive 100000
In the $4,000 damage suit Of Mrs. N
A. Wright vs. The Rocky Mountain an,
Santa Fe railway at Santa Fe, hear'
before United States District Judg,
John c. Pollock. the jury brought II
a verdict for the defendant.
The school census of Eddy COUNTY
just received by the department OF Cd
ucation shows that there are 2.996 per
sons between the ages Of 8 and 2
years in the county, 1,4S9 being boys
A petition in bankruptcy was file
at Santa Fe in the United States dis
trict clerks office by La Verne Kersf
ner OF Roswell, a contractor. who give
hiA assets as fS,R5O and his liabilitle
Ss.124.