Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-12-07
NEW MEXICO
STATE NEWS

AhIcns lslb-Woo convention
at Roswell.
The tax amendment was defeated at
The recent election by 1924.
Nov. 25 marked the end of the deer
season throughout the state.
The Tucumcari Federation of Won
EMS Clubs bought two $50 Liberty
bonds.
The next draft in Chaves county
will take place about the middle Of
February.
The conyicts imprisoned at the
state penitentiary, voted dry by a ma
lority of 16.
New Mexico has given more than
iouble its quota to the Y. M. c. A.
VAR work fund, a splendid demonstra-
ion of patriotism.
Plans for a $25,O 900 system of ware
houses and oil tanks were approved
and passed by the Rio Grande Oil
Company at Deming.
The Magdalena Coal Company of
Magdalena filed incorporation papers,
he capitalization being 500 900, Of
which $4,000 is paid up.
New Mexico property is now worth
a little more than 1868, OOO, 900, as
shown by the assessed valuation fixed
by the State Tax Commission.
Better street lighting, paving, en-
Iarged sewer connections and other
improvements are being planned by
the Civic Improvement Association of
Las Vegas.
New Mexico school children are
about to render a distinct and help.
tul service to the country through the
organization of Thrift Clubs for Patri-
otic Service.
The Woman's Club of Albuquerque
are preparing to send Christmas pack.
ages to all the soldiers located at the
training camps who are from that
city.
Articles of incorporation were filed
in the office of the State Corporation
Commission by the Deadwood Mining
Company, office at Mogollon, capital
stock 100000.
Miss Isabel Eckles of Silver City,
county superintendent Of Grant coun-
ty, was nominated for president of the
New Mexico Educational Association
by reclamation.
Agents to issue licenses to cover
the sale and purchase of explosives
within the state of New Mexico have
been appointed by the Council Of De.
Tense for the several counties.
The Woman's Club of Albuquerque
held a meeting which dealt primarily
with food conservation, each member
responding to roll call by giving a
recipe for an economical dish.
p. T. White, now with the 18th
regiment, U. s. Engineers, stationed
at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, writes
Hugh II. Williams that there are 3d.
600 soldiers in that camp on III, 900
acres.
More beautiful even than had been
expected, more extensive than had
been deemed possible, is the art ex.
hibit at the new Museum that was
thrown open formally to the public at
Santa F6.
Supervisor J.. C. Kircher of the
Santa Fe forest has been notified that
two of his men at Sands have been
subjected to quarantine of two weeks
because of two smallpox cases among
natives there.
Governor Lindsey received a tele
gram from r. T. F. Simpson of Farm.
ington, stating that a sheep shipment
of 10000 head was stalled at Farm
ington awaiting cars promised thirty
days ago or more"
Former State Senator B. F. Pankey
suggested to the State Tax Commits
sion that it get the cattle sanitary
board to cooperate with it in an eff
to place all of the cattle in the
state on the tax rolls.
The wooden bridge at Pena Blanca
has been out for some time. re
quiring traffic to go twenty miles out
its way, is to be repaired. This
is the word brought by the state en-
biANNA AAom hNlndllliO county.
State superintendent Jonathan H
Wagner has been notified of his an
as state director of the
United States Boys Working reserve
by the New Mexico Council of De
This body will hold it's sec
ond national conference of directors
at the Defense building, Chicago, Dec
z and s,
Recognition of the election OF
Charles F. Wade and Walter M. Con
nell as city commissioner OF Albuouer
que was contained in a proclamation
issued by Mayor Henry Westerfeld fol
The run-off election Dec. 3, which will
determine whether J.. M. Reynolds OF
George D.. Hammond will receive tho
-hird commissionership.
A noteworthy feature OF the fall
ERIN Of school in Grant county is the
increased enrolment in the
rural schools. Miss Isabel l.. Eckles
superintendent, reports a tota,
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