Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-12-28
NEW MEXICO
STATE NEWS


Jan. 17-1S.=Farmers' Meeting at state
College. Mesilla Park.
Feb. 1l-19-New Mexico Electrical AS
isolation meeting at Silver city.
March, 191S-WoolG Growers convention
at Roswell.
The deposits OF salt near willard
are to be investigated.
Albuquerque sportsmen demand a
closed season on deer In New Mexico.
Ground is being broken for erection
OF a fine new federal building a. Ra-
ton.
The comptroller OF the currency has
granted a charter to the First Nation
al Bank OF Taos.
Sheriff Rafael Garcia issued an or
der banishing from saloons in
precincts outside Albuquerque.
Mrs. Antonita Garcia was almost in
stantly killed at Albuquerque by a
taxicab. Her head was crushed.
1t is now thought that the total
number Of automobiles in the state
will reach 1880 for the year 1918.
Silver City was selected as the
place of holding the February meet
ing Of the New Mexico Electrical As
ISOLATION.
Plans for a new court house and Jail
at Silver City, to cost $350,O00, have
been submitted to the Grant County
Commissioners.
Herbert v. Belts and William S.
Towner OF the Santa F6 office Of the
field division, have enlisted with the
signal reserve corps.
In the death Of Mrs. Susan A. Bell,
widow Of Judge John J. Bell, promi-
nen attorney at Silver City in tine
early days, Grant county has lost an
other Of its pioneers.
A deep well west Of Carlsbad, con-
trolled by the Dow Brothers, was dy-
namited by unknown parties. and the
cattle t',at the Dows were watering at
the well suffered from lack Of water.
r. C. Reid, federal discussing Of
ficer and president Of the state tax
commission, has been appointed a cap
tain in the national army and assigned
to assist Governor Lindsey in future
army draft work.
The Sheriffs' and Peace Officers as.
ISOLATION Of New Mexico became a
permanent organization at the meeting
held in Albuquerque with the adoption
of a constitution and the election Of
permanent officers.
The movement Of the New Mexico
battery of field artillery from Camp
Mills, Long Island, to Camp Merritt,
N. j., furnished foundation for a re-
port that the organization had en-
barked for France.
Acting Gov. Antonio Lucero issued
a requisition on the governor of Ari-
zona for the extradition of Frank A.
Williamson, wanted in Luna county
on the charge of obtaining property
under false pretense.
Three prisoners held to await ac-
ton of the grand jury on different
charges escaped from the Lincoln
county Jail at Carrizozo. They are
Rumaldo Martinez, Maximiliano Cha
vez and Lorenzo Sandoval.
The members of the legal advisory
boards for New Mexico, to assist in
the work connected with the selective
draft, have been appointed by Presi-
lent Wilson and announced by Capt.
R. C. Reid, federal disbursing officer.
Chief Justice r. H. Hanna received
a telegram announcing the death at
Baltimore Of Fred Mcbride, travelling
freight and passenger agent of the
New Mexico Central railroad and a
resident of Santa Fe for several dec
AIDES.
All OF the fraternal and other or
CARNATIONS of Las Vegas have pooled
together, and are known as the Las
Vegas Associated Charities.
Frank Schriver, a cattleman and
farmer of the Richmond precinct on
the Lower ella, was chosen by the
board of county commissioners to be
sheriff of Grant county, succeeding
Sheriff Herbert ]. McGrath, who re-
signed.
The nine counties Of New Mexico
in the Tenth federal reserve district
subscribed a total OF 1920 200 for the
second Liberty Loan bonds, well over
the minimum allotment Of $500, 900,
and not far from the maximum of
100000. These counties are Colfax,
Mora. Rio Arriba. a Juan, San Mi
guel, Santa Fe, Taos and Union.
The cost Of registration and the
draft in New Mexico was s27,Ss5.O2 on
December l, a statement issued by the
executive office at Santa Fe shows,
The cost was heaviest In Rio Arriba
county, totaling $~2.148.S9. San Miguel
county took second place in the cost
column with $2.OO1.O6, and Bernalillo
county third place with $1,8s7.51 ex-
pended.
The first lightless night ordered by
the fuel administration, gave Albu.
querque the semblance of an English
town expectant Of a raid by Zeppelins.
It was only a semblance, however, for
here and there light shone. They