Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-12-08
NEW MEXICO
STATE NEWS
western Newspaper Union News Service.
COMING EVENTS.
June 14-17-Cowboys' Reunion At Las
Vegas.

The Colfax County Game Protective
association was formally organized at
Ration.
Las Vegas was represented at the
state convention of teachers at Santa
Fe by almost 200 persons.
Supreme Court Justice Frank w.
Parker has sold his ranch and home
northwest of Las Cruces to John
Walthal Of El Paso.
Patricio Gonzales, a young mar who
formerly resided at Las Vegas, was
shot and instantly killed in Albuquer.
que by Leopoldo Macon.
The National Lumber and Creosot.
ing Company filed incorporation pa
pers with the state corporation com
mission. The capitalization is $1,000,
900.
Probate Judge Canuto Alarid at
Santa Fe, upheld the Photographic will
of Mrs. Frank Plomteaux, Diminishing
the contest of Forest Ranger Plom-
teaux, her husband.
State Engineer James A. French has
completed the inspection Of the Ros-
well-Carrizozo state road, as far as the
Lincoln county line from Roswell, and
found 1t in excellent condition.
AS a result of a jealous quarrel, Mrs.
Sara Lemos was stabbed to death at
the Hurley mining camp by Pablo
Ybarro, a laborer. Ybarro is under
arroot nhargad Wftb murdar
Fatal injuries were inflicted upon
A. B. Hale while engaged in road
work IN La Cinta canon, near Santa
Fe. A large rock which had been
blasted from a ledge fell owe and
crushed him.
The four Roswell banks make a
very creditable showing in their Off
cial report of the 18th. The deposits
total 1924, 627.53 and the loans $2,.
S%75,673.67. This showing is evidence
that the community these four banks
serve is prospecting.
The first municipal election at Roy,
Mora county, resulted in sixty-two
votes being cast and the following Of
ficials being chosen: F. A. Roy,
mayor; DR.. Gibbs, F. 8. Brown, Re-
migio Lopez and c. L. Justice, trus-
tees; Melville Floersheim, clerk.
An order fixing December 10 as the
date for the conference on Scent fare
has been issued by the state corpora
ton commission. The meeting will be
held at Santa Fe and will be attended
by prominent representatives of rail
roads.
The ambitious plans of Clovis, Curry
county, to erect a $4,000 high school,
to accommodate at least 200 to $50
pupils, were discussed in Santa Fe by
State Industrial Supervisor l.. c. Mers-
fielder, senator-elect from Curry
county.
Pablo Peralta was almost instantly
killed when the horse he was riding
plunged over a 2O-foot embankment,
falling on the rider and badly crush
ing him. The accident occurred in the
deceased's ranch, about ~ miles from
Gallup.
With over $1,000 lambs already
shipped from M~agdalena, and around
10000 more to be marketed later, and
the price running about Sc per head,
it takes but little figuring to show that
the shVepmen in that section are reap
ing a reward.
In probably the fastest Is rounds OF
fighting that the fight fans of Column
bus have had the pleasure of witness
ing, Rufus Williams, of Colonia Dub
Ian, defeated "Bull' Foster, of San An.
tonic, at the Crystal theater, by a ref,
eIee's decision.
Broom corn has proved a very prof
liable crop for Quay county farmers
this season.
The Albuquerque police were in
formed by United States Marshal A..
II. Hudspeth of Santa F6 that Ed.
ward Mcconnell, held on a federal
charge, had escaped from the Ration
jail. Mcconnell was charged with
violation of the Harrison drug act.
The history of New Mexico will be
told in an historical pageant to be held
ic connection with the dedication of a
new state museum building, The Ca
thedral of the Desert" which probably
will be completed at Santa Fe by June
l, next. The plans call for the holding
OF the %dedicatory exercises on July 1,
2 and 3, Of next year.
With three counties still to be heard
from. the school census Of New Mexico
for 1916 shows a total enrolment OF
13.061. The three counties. Mckinley,
Sandoval and Sierra, which have not
announced their returns for this year,
had a total Of 5,1S5 last year, and add
ing this to the other 20 counties, the
state would have 1926 pupils. This
10 a big gain over 1916. which showed
11O.s69. and a tremendous gain over
1911. which showed but 10O,O4S.
Roy Christie, colored. a porter al
the Elks' Club at East Las Vegas, Is
under indictment on a charge Of hav.
ing received stolen property. Christie