Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1917-09-28

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New Mexico raised its quota of
$4,000 for the Y. NJ. c. A. war camp
fund.
The state bar association elected
the following officers. They are II.
NJ. Dow, Roswell, president Sam
Barton. Clovis, vice president; John
Il. Nellie. Gallup. secretary.
Governor Lindsey has appointed
State Engineer james \. French ami
Lee $. Miller of Santa Fe. and Pitt
Ross of Albuquerque, a state board
for the examining and licensing of /
surveyors.
A portrait of the late Judge VIII
liam IL. Pope wa presented o. the /
state supreme court Monday after
noon at 3 o'clock The presentation
was made by Governor Lindsey on
behalf of Mrs. Pope.
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Capt. }. IT, Toulouse has been ar-
pointed Inspector general of the
guard, with rank OF major. succeed
ine Mai Bronson VI. Cutting, who
resigned to take the position of cap
tam m the national army.
The mines of Gallup are producing
from 1900 to 2000 tons of coal daily,
with increased production possible
before the end of the month. accord. T
ing to a report made to Gov. Lindsey
n State Mine Inspector W. " Ri
don.
The government, September cror
report for New Mexico forecast the
corn crop at 3,3s0,00O bushels VIM
Ter wheat. l,220.00O: spring wheat,
l.Oj0.O0O; oats. 3,l40.000; potatoes,
1871 900: hay. 334.OOC tons. and
apples. 2l2,0OO bushels.
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The federal grand my wall meet
here on October !, and 1t l. expected
that 1t vii have more ease, to con.
slider than any federal grand Jury
for several YEAR. The October tern
of federal court will be- held IN Albu-
qucrque this wear, and the petit Jury
will meet there ON. October 3D..
Every day there are from one 600
ten automobiles from various parts
of Texas seen IN Portales. SAYS the
journal These ears are loaded with
people hunting for grass, people
whose cattle are diving from poverty.
There are thousands of cattle now IN
this county being pastured from
these localities. but the limit has beer
reached and there j. not room for
another hoof in this county.
\ number of train loads ot soldier
have passed through Alamogordo ON
the way to the national guards can.
Torment NJ Dcming. Several of the
soldier boys while stroliing through
the park during few moments stop
here conceived the idea of having
one of the fine big old park geese for
a mascot They got it aboard the
train but an officer got wise to the
scheme and told them to take it back.
It Wa taken back muv pronto.
} w. ~mclev, deputy game war
den AZ Las Cruces. ha- notified state
Game Warden. Theodore Rouaul,
Jr., that be ha, held four Las Cruc-
e, resident for shooting ducks. IN
violation of the federal migratory
bird law. The men held are Lee
Reeves and son. Joe Tlllman and
man named Russell Under the fed
erh migratory bird law. the duck
season does not open until October
1G.
state Bank Examiner GEORGE IT,
Van Stone has sent ont letters 10 the
state bank, aud Others with the
warning that the mercantile concerns
that hold money on deposit for GUS
toners and allow Them TO check
against it are doing % banking bust
ness within the meaning Of the New
MeNico banking act and that On re-
ccipt Of proper evidence of such
practice he will proceed to enforc,
the provision of the banking law
against such person. qr firms
\ bie meeting announced for Oc-
tober Is that of the New Mexico con