El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-06-22

there next Saturday. June "a. Both
sides are working hard for victory,
ana the registration has already
passed the 800 mark.
c. p. TIFFANY, Il former stu
dent at the School of Mines at So
zorro, Is now a corporal in the
English army and is on the battle
front in France
MIS-. AMELIA q. de- Gomez and
her niece, Jesus Valverde, were
arrested in Deming last week
charged with passing counterfeit
$40 bills. They were held to the
federal grand jury. U. s. Mar
shall Hudspeth and G. Il. Easley,
assistant u. S. district attorney,
were in Demihg in connection with
the case.
A. ). HoUcK, of Leadville, coloS
who was injured In a mine at the
Kelly camp in Socorr0 county last
November, is Just now able to
walk again. One Of the thigh bones
was fractured in two places and
split lengthwige between the two
fractures,
MELVIN FRANKS, chairman OF
the Lincoln county commissioners,
and Miss Callie G. Thompson. post
mistress at Corona were married
at White Oaks last week.
ENGINEERS HAVE completed
surveys OF Springer's streets and
alleys for the new water and sew
ef system, for which bonds we're
voted at the municipal election.
THE LAS VEGAS Commercial
Club will provide 500 cots Tor the
expected overflow" in connection
with the Cowboys Reunion there
July 4 to 6.
THE LAS VEGAS ana other
New Mexico road boosters who in
vaded Texas to work up interest
in the TucumcAri- Santa RosasLas
Vegas.Raton route for Texas sum
mer tourists on their way to Colo
RADIO. have returned. They are con
fident that at least 800 Texans will
travel through New Mexico this
year as a result Of their trip. They
tWefe entertained at Amarillo,
Memphis, Clarendon and Bowie,
and we're taken on an excursion
from Dallas To Galveston.
BERNARD GLENN, wanted in
Tyrone for the alleged theft of an
automobile, who was arrested in
Bl Paso, escaped at Deming while
in charge of a Grant county depu-
ty sheriff.
Mr.. AND MRS. =. ". Cassner
and two sons, former residents OF
LordsDurg, we're seriously injured
in an automobile accident near
Alpine, Texas. Their car over
turned.
THE CONTRACT for the erec-
ton OF the new Lordsburg high
school has been let to a Deming
firm. This year only the base
meht and first floor will be bhiIt,
The school to be completed next
year. The present contract in
wolves $500.
w. D. SHADWIck, shperintend-
ent Of the Tucumcari schools who
was recently offered the superin-
tendency of the schools at Ration,
has declined the offer and VIII re.
main in Tucumcari.
PHOTOGRAPHERS Of the Rec.
lamati0n service arrived in Carls-
bad last week to take moving pic
lures Of the Carlsbad project.
These pictusss will be shown at
land shows and fairs in various
sections OF the country.
A. 8. MCCARTHY, OF the Santa
Barbara Tie Snd Pole company,
has returned to albuquerque from
the company's bo ON near Domih-
go, where he superintended the be:
ginning of losS1ng ties. About TO-
900 ties were handled during the
first day. The company's drive
down the Rio Grande this year will
total around 100000 ties and viii
require about sixty days to handle
the boom.
CARRlZOZo'S, ice plant which
resumed operations recently after
having been re-equfpped, is now
working at capacity. Fred Andree
IS the new proprietor.
AFATHER MOLINIEy the Catho-
lie parish priest at Tucumcari, is
working on plans for q Sisters
hospital and sanitarium there.
Twenty acres of ground win be ac-
quired for the institution.
THE OWNERS of the big Bell
ranch in San Miguel county are
arranging for an extensive irriga-A
tion system, the water to be taken
from the Canadian river. John e.
Powers, of Santa Fe, is in charge
of the plans.
THE ESTIMATED cost of the
proposed Railroad Y M. G. A. at
Tucumcari is $4,000. The D. p.
& s. w. railroad has agreed to
contribute $4,000 if Tueumcari
viii raise the remaining $4,000.
THE CLAYTON mill and con
tents were totally destroyed by
fire late last week. DIR. Charlton,
owner, estimates the loss at be-
tween 10000 and $4,000, only
partially covered by insurance.
THE GALLUP town trustees
have raised the saloon license fee
to $500 a year, and have passed
an ordinance requiring them to
remain closed on Sunday, and TO
close promptly at midnight each
week day. The ordinance also
provides that pool halls shall close
at 10 o'clock at night.
THE PROGRESS Mining com
pany, Incorporated under the laws
OF Arizona. with a capital of 81,
10000, will take over and operate
mining property adjoining the Car
Isle mine in the Steeplerock dis
tfict OF Grant county.
THE cocA-coLA bottliHg plant
Of John NOonan at Deming Is to
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