Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-05-18
NEW MEXICO
STATE NEWS

association at Las Vegas.
Aug. 27,-Bar Association meeting At
Sept. 25-2s-seventh Annual Northern
New Mexico Fair at Ration.
French is to have a chautauqua this
year.
New Mexico now has a public health
association.
New Mexico has ninety-two recruits
for the navy.
The San Marcial Club is to do Red
Cross work.
Three cowboys went to Ramah and
enlisted in the navy.
The military bill was transmitted to
the governor for signature.
Roy has organized a home guard,
with fifty names on the roster.
J. L. Kasey will plant g large acre
age of potatoes OF his farm near Cuba.
The Albuquerque otto speedway
has been incorporated, with a capital
Of $4,000.
Five hundred New Mexico boys and
girls passed the April Eighth grade
examinations.
New Mexico wholesale grocers have
issued an appeal to the people of the
state to produce more food and to con-
serve seed.
The patriotic women Of Deming
have organized an auxiliary commit
tee to cooperate with the county and
state organizations.
To hold horse races every week at
Traction park during the coming sum
mer months is the plan of the Albu-
querque Driving club.
d. c. lmboden, secretary Of the Sill
yer City Chamber Of Commerce, has
gone TO San Francisco to take the Of
ficers' training course.
Eddy county farmers are planting
larger acreages to beans and corn
than than ever before, and the apples
promise good yields.
The business men Of Santa Fe favor
a project that will permit them to
spend at least half a day each week
In cultivating a garden.
Lieutenant Thomas, U. S. N, who
lost his life when the Germans tor
pedoed the American ship Vacuum,
was known TO several Las Vegas peo-
Pile.
Thomas Riley, who was found not
guilty in the United States Court at
Santa Fe of the charge of receiving
stolen currency, returned to Albu-
Querque.
The fourth degree Of the knights
Of Columbus will be exemplified in
Albuquerque on May goth, according
to announcement made by J.. P. Far
nan, grand knight.
The Indians of the Mescalero reser-
walton near Cloudcroft will assist in
the campaign for c~ultivating a greater
acreage to help meet the demand for
more foodstuffs.
Judge E. C. Abbott Of the First Ju-
dicial district will resign from the
bench as soon as the First New Mex
leo regiment is ready for muster into
the federal service.
W. A. Keleher Of Albuquerque was
appointed attorney in the central and
southern part of New Mexico for the
federal land bank of Wichita, Kan,
with headquarters in Albuquerque.
The sunshine percentage for April
as recorded by the United States
weather bureau was rs at Santa Fe.
There was not a day without sunshine
and there were eight days with 100
percent sunshine.
Mrs. Margaret ROLAND, daughter of
Ex-Governor and Mrs. w. G. Mcdonald,
died at FL Paso.
Because of the fact that four cases
Of rabies among dogs have been re-
ported to the police, Mayor Henry
Westerfeld Of Albuquerque issued a
proclamation directing owners Of dogs
to muzzle their pets.
Thirty automobiles containing speak
ers and interpreters visited the fifty
six precincts of San Miguel county for
n the purpose of organizing 1t for great
er agricultural production in an effort
TO meet the war crisis.
Albuquerque has been officially des
ignated by the War Department as
the mobilization point for the New
Mexico National Guard under the con
scription selection, the number Of men
to be concentrated at this point to be
2,40O.
The House, by y vote Of SO to z
adopted a memorial to Congress ask
ing for the enactment Of a nationwide
prohibition law as a war measure fol
the protection of young men who en-
list and also TO conserve grain. sugar
and other products used in the manu-
facture of intoxicants.
The Modern Woodmen held a one
day business meeting at Albuquerque
and a banquet and dance in the even
ing. The next convention will bC
held at Las Vegas. The following Of
I ficers were elected: w. B. johnson o.