The Lovington leader., 1916-10-20
NEW MEXICO
STATE NEWS


western Holiness Ass'u at Moftarty,
oct. s-.e-Curry County Fair at cio-
Nov -so-Meeting state Educational
Association at Albuaueraus.
sooorrc county has 5.i5i pupils OF
school age
The new Carlsbad armory building
Is fine one.
Pihon nuts are now being gathered
In the pamah section.
There are l7s cadets enrolled at
the Roswell Military Institute.
The sale OF 5000 acres OF Mimbres
valley land was reported at Deming.
The Curry county grand jury was
discharged after indicting twenty-four
persons.
Burglars broke into the Fort Sum-
ner postoffice and carried away SCI In
postage stamps.
The boys and girls dormitory at
Rehoboth Mission. six miles east Of
Gallup. was destroyed by fire.
A Mexican couple In a box car at
Wilma. a station near Deming. was
found suffering with typhus fever.
Santa Fe merchants are making
plans for the entertainment OF the Ed
ucational Association during Thanks
giving week.
Rupert +. Asplund Of the State Tax
Commis sion has begun the systematic
and detailed investigation of achooi
finances in New Mexico.
The sectional conference OF the Ma.
tional Association for the Study and
Prevention of tuberculosis drew au'
thorities of high standing TO Albu-
QuerQue.
Chief of Police Ben Coles Of Las
Vegas arrested one Albert Macon.
alias Roy Purcell. on suspicion OF
being the thief who has been robbing
Albuquerque residences.
1t is estimated that Phelps. Dodge
a. Co, produced during the first eight
months OF the year approximately
ll5,OOO,OOO pounds Of copper big
increase over last years total.
Rev. duncan Matheson of Langdon.
North Dakota. has accepted the call to
fill the pulpit of the Presbyterian
church at Mesilla Park and State Col,
lege
Members OF the Masonic fraternity
from all over the state OF New Mex.
leo, many of them accompanied by
their wives, were in Las Vegas. to at
tend the meeting Of the grand lodge.
Juan Chavez, a hermit sheep grower
living several miles west Of San Mar
cial, was set upon by two Mexicans.
bound and severely beaten about the
head in an unsuccessful effort to com
pei him to reveal his hidden treasure
At a meeting of the executive com
mittee of the State Sunday School As
sociation held in Albuquerque. resolu
tons of respect were approved, in
memory of the Hon W. II. Pope, form.
er president and supporter Of this as.
sOciaton and its work.
Capt. W. {. Reid, general solicitor
in New Mexico for the Santa Fe rail
way, sent to A. L. James. director OF
the Taxpayers Association of New
Mexico, the cOmpany's check for So,
l35 to cover its second years mem.
bership In the association.
PR. Rose, a well known goat raiser
o! the Animas section, in southern
Grant county. was murdered five
miles from the Parker ranch. the
scene of double murder two months
ago, when William +. Parker and his
bride of a few weeks, were shot to
death.
The big Taos fiesta this year broke
all records for attendance.
During a dance at school house
near Anthony, Dona Ana county.
Sixto Ortega and his wife were killed
and David Aguilar OF Berino, was ser.
iously hurt. Constantble Patricio
Te!les was arrested following the
tragedy and taken 10 Las Cruces by
deputy sheriffs.
Valentine Gutierrez, Jr., aged about
| fifteen years, a resident of Pinos Al
tos, Grant county, where his father
| Valentine Gutierrez, is engaged in
business committed suicide in that
place by shooting himself through the
heart. Disappointment over love
affair is given as the reason for the
young mans act.
1t required twenty.nine ballots to de
eide the Democratic nomination fol
sheriff of Lincoln county, at the Dem
ocratic county convention at Car
rizozo. On the twenty ninth ballot c
Walker Hyde, whose name had beer
! presented. but VINO mad Withdrawn
was nominated. neither John b. Bairt
nor George G.. Clements. the othel
candidates having been able to secure
a majority
The United States Civil Service
Commission announces an open com
petitivc examination for field agent
for men only, on Oct. 18 and 10, at tn,
following places in New Mexico: AL
buquerque, East Las Vegas, La.
Cruces. Ration, Roswell Santa Fe ant
Tucumcari.
Two of the twenty-six counties il
New Mexico have reported alread,
the results OF their school census
Union county this year has $50
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