Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-09-08

The Pinos Altos postoffice was
robbed OF $500 in money and stamps.
An ancient battle-ground has been
found near Gallup.
A 4OO-ton mill for the treatment OF
copper-iron ores will be erected at
Fierro.
A preparedness parade will be held
at Albuquerque on Thursday Of state
fair week.
New Mexico will get s42,622 Of the
amount appropriated by the govern
ment for forest roads and trails.
A new process for the smelling Of
zinc ore has been discovered by
George w. Wright. who lives at Dem
ing.
Daniel c. Savage Of Kenna and Mi
guel Apodaca of Palma were named
notaries public by Governor Melon
aid.
David Solomon Lowitzki, for many
years a successful merchant OF Santa
Fe, died at the state hospital for the
insane.
Grant county leads the state in cop
per production, and the Hanover
Santa Rita mining district is second
to none
E. p. Friend, aged AZ, was badly in
jured when he fell from a moving
freight train, in the Santa F6 yards
at Clovis.
Governor w. c. Mcdonald delivered
the keynote speech at the opening Of
the Democratic state convention at
Santa Fe.
Mrs. David Marquee, who resides at
Antonchico, narrowly escaped being
killed when she fell into a we'll forty
two feet deep.
Edward Chesak, a young farmer
near Albuquerque, committed suicide
by chloroforming himself in a corn
field near his home.
Prices received for the spring clip
of Mohair, returns from which are be-
ginning to come in, are the highest in
the history of the industry in this
part of the country.
It is understood that the Pelton
Water Wheel company has the con.
tract for the new hydro-electric plant
about to be installed on Mineral
creek by the Mogollon Power & Lum-
Der company.
II. j. Hagerman, president, and A.
E. James, director of the Taxpayers
Association of New Mexico, went to
Indianapolis to attend the annual con
ference Of the National Tax Associa-
ton, as delegates from New Mexico.
On Sept. 27-2S-29 there is going to
be held in Tucumcari THE First An
nual Cowboys General Roundup" 1t
will be a reunion of real wild western
cowpunchers, the like of which has
never yet been witnessed in eastern
New Mexico.
Mariana Alvarez was assaulted near
his home by the Santa Fe tie treating
plant south Of San Jose. His abdo-
men was cut open and he went home
with his hands over his intestines to
keep them from falling out. He was
removed to st. Joseph hospital by
County Physician NJ. X. Wilder, and
operated on there, and it is thought
he will
Hanover, a camp of about 400 pop
ulation, is situated in the Central min
ing district, Grant county, on the
Fierro branch of the Santa F6 rail
road, between Fierro and Santa Rita,
and is the shipping point for ore Of
many classes mined in the Hanover
district.
At a meeting of tho Las Cruces
council a committee composed Of men
and women presented a petition with
about 1850 names thereon, requesting
the resembling of the late action Of
the council which changed the closing
hours of the saloons from 6 o'clock to
10 Saturday nights; and also asking
that no red light district be estab.
lished in Las Cruces; and no saloon
license be granted in Las Cruces in
addition to the ones now in force.
The New Mexico Petroleum & Gas
Development Company, which recent
ly leased 100000 acres OF state land,
and the S5.OOO-acre San Cristobal
ranch Of Senator B. F. Pankey, near
Lamy, for oil exploration work. is to
be re-organized as the Toltec Oil
Company, with increased capital.
Circulars calling attention to the
provisions Of the act OF July 3. 1916,
providing for additional non-contiguous
enlarged homestead entries, have been
mailed to all land officers by the gen
eral land office.