Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-03-23
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Deming win have a tomato cannery.
The New Mexico National Guard
will be mustered out at Columbus
March 20.
A telephone line IL about to be
built connecting Buchanan, Yeso,
Ricardo and Fort Sumner.
Three badly smashed autos are
buried in the SHOWS Of Ration Pass,
where they fell off the highway.
A bond issue in the sum OF $4,000
will be put up to the voters Of Santa
re at the school election April 3.
e. r. Steam sent a bullet from a
.3s-caliber revolver into his brain in
the basement Of his home at Albu-
querque, killing himself.
Governor Lindsey signed House Bill
"a, providing for semi-monthly pay
days for employees Of railroad, mining
and manufacturing corporations.
The Llewellyn gambling bill passed
by the Senate with minor amendments
was taken up by the House and the
Senate amendments concurred in.
A bill making It a misdemeanor to
exhibit in public places any obscene,
immoral or suggestive picture" was
passed unanimously by the Senate.
The state capitol addition bill was
passed by the Senate by a vote of 81
to /, with the appropriation standing
at $4,000 as fixed by House Bill Sc,
which passed the House.
Thomas Hughes, of Albuquerque,
the new Republican superintendent of
the state ~penitentiary, will succeed
John b.. McManus, Democrat, super
intendent for the last five years.
The bill giving the Woman's Board
OF Trade of Santa F6 the right to ac-
quire title from the state to the land
on which the library building is stu
ated was signed by Governor Lindsey.
A dispatch from Washington an
nounces that the nomination of Miguel
A. Otero of Santa Fe for United States
marshal in the Panama Canal Zone,
was sent to the United States Senate
by President Wilson.
Governor Lindsey has appointed
Theodore Rouault, Jr., of Las Cruces
state game warden; Cleofas Romero
of Las Vegas, superintendent Of insur.
Rnce, and Thomas Hughes of Albu-
querque, superintendent OF the state
penitentiary.
Director A. G. Cooley, of the extern.
sion service of the State college, has
been advised that two cars, containing
wool exhibits, now travelling in the
western states under the direction of
the federal bureau Of animal industry,
will stop at a number of places in New
Mexico.
Governor Lindsey signed Senate
bills Nos. POI and las, designed to
make it possible for land owners I'M
der the Elephant Butte project to Sc
cure the cooperation OF the United
States Reclamation Service in the
drainage of their lands, which are
now becoming waterlogged.
With the granting of state charters
to the Giant Copper Company, capital
lied at $500, 900, and the Burros De-
velopment Company. capitalized at
100000, the first step has been taken
toward the further exploration and de-
velOpment of the vast copper deposits
In the Burro mountains.
Governor Lindsey signed Senate
Bills 81 and 10, the first fixing the
time of the special submission election
and the second specifying the manner
of holding that election. The time
fixed is the Tuesday after the first
Monday of November, 1917. A secret
ballot is provided in Senate Bill 10.
George H. Webster's ranch home
near Cimarron was destroyed by fire.
Roswell was selected as the meet
ing place for the 1918 convention of
the Panhandle and Southwestern
Stockmen's Association at El Paso at
the closing session of the 1917 con-
vention. Abner T. Wilson Of Clifton,
Ariz., was reelected president, as
were all the other officers of the as
ISOLATION.
Governor Lindsey appointed Charles
Springer of Colfax county, William M.
Atkinson of Chaves county and Eu-
gene Kempenich OF Valencia county as
the State Highway Commission under
the new road law passed at this SEES
sion of the Legislature. Springer and
Kempenich are Republicans and At
kinson a Democrat.
Among the bills signed by Governor
Lindsay are Senate Bill 252. authoriz-
ing the state engineer to extend time
for the completion'o irrigation works
and power projects; substitute for
Senate Bill 70. declaring the road
from Taos to the Colorado line a state
highway; and House Bill 1872, provid.
ing for the teaching of higher grades
in rural schools.
Ebert W. B~lancett, who was
taken to Santa Fe a few weeks ago
on a stretcher to answer the charge