Deming graphic., 1917-12-28

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The sum of Sl,048,3lS.l9 OF state
unds were ON deposit in various
anks of the state OF the end of the
iscal year November 80, 1917, ac-
ording to statistics compiled by the
tate treasurer.
The site for the court house of DE
iaca County, at Fort Sumner, has
een selected bv agreement Of the cit
zens who raised a fund 10 purchase
he site and several hundred dollar.
u grade and beautifv same
". \. Bayer. associated with the
tate land office and formerly secrc-
arv To United States Senator Catron.
IA, been appointed chief clerk of the
lie succeeds X. l..
Drmsbee and takes his new position
Janaurv l.
The New Mexico Cattle and Horse
Grower, Association has been in
formed that the state tax commits
sion has cancelled the ten per cent in
crease in the stock taxation, the bn-
SIS being restored TO the same rate
as last year
out of the 700 votes east in the
Mcsilla valley in the drainage eler-
lion last week. about so per cent were
IN favor of the immediate construc
tior of the drainage system. About
9l,i00,00 is to be expended for drain
age and 100000 for latcrals and
distributing system.
David T., Grant. at Abipuiu. liio
Arribu county. ha, been appointed
secretary tn the United States mill
tnrv nttachc lo The embassy NJ Mad
rid. Spain. Mr.. Grant is the son Of
Henry Grant. n prominent New Mex
leo merchant, and l. graduate of
Columbia University.
Meat dealer, of the state met IN
Albuauerouc December - and 2s
The object ot the conference is T."
consider better feeding. finishing and
marketing CONDITIONS for meat.
Wholesale aud retail dcalcr~ IN meat
;nd two experts IN animal huebaa
from tho state college and sroccr-
will attend the conference.
The revival "t the famous DE Var
"a pageant. al Santa Fc, which n
val, the Mardi ,ira- and the Priests
of pala., has been undertaken by the
Santa Fc chamber of commerce. and
The first pageant. it Is expected. will
he put on next summer. y commit
tee has been appointed to formulate
the intntorv plans. The De Vargas
pageant will he held annually
The women of Albuquerque hay,
sent a pound cake TO every Albuquet
enc enlisted man. and the number n
those volunteered or were drafted "
above the five hundred mark. Ever,
one of them will he the happier io
ih, fore,hought. which involved ~
enormous amount of work for IN
women and for the baker who donat
. Cd m services in this labor of love
- The 1917 Progress Edition of th
I Western Liberal. published at Lords
/ burg. arrived at our exchange i'hl
, Monday morning. It hears a ncd
Christmas cover page, and the edit'o
/, full of advertising, which show
il splendid patronage of the home mri
10 chants and the prosperous and sun
% ~tamtial growth of our neighborln
l city.
y The school board at Clovis. Ne
!, Mexico, has provided for an eXamn
o inc hoard, consisting of five member
# three phy,iciuns and two dentist
. The ghv~jrjuu- chosen will be 'pccia
. l.r, .doug the line of cNaminatiC
i. the, uilI -yc. en-, i"r example, vi
Ia slyr h attention tn the cNc~'ght :
= an pupils. The board will devote NJ
afternoon each week to these examh
E ations until the work is complete
:, The results of the examination W