Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-12-21
NEW MEXICO
STATE NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
COMING EVENTS.
March, 19ts-Wool Growers convention
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Seventy men are at work repairing
The Hebran dam in Colfax county.
Work is to be commenced at once
IN the ~postoffice building in Ration.
1t is expected that a new railroad
hospital will be built at East Las
Vegas.
Demonico MARITIME is in Jail at Ration
charged with the murder Of M. Luvall
1t Dawson.
The $4,000 school bond issue car
ried at the election in Santa Fe by
1853 majority.
A safe of the Opera Bar in Clayton
was blown open and $3.50 secured by
the cracksmen.
The comptroller of the currency las
granted a charter to the First Nation
Al Bank of Taos.
Canuto Romero, aged II years, was
shot and killed by Ignacio Taf0ya,
aged II, at Las Vegas.
Incorporation papers were filed by
the First State Bank of San Jon, Quay
county, capitalized at $25,O
Union county farmers have formed
q county farm bureau, which will CO.
operate with the county agricultural
agent.
Killing meadow larks cost George
Mastos, George Polus, Mike Aismos
and John Lucas $25 each in a justice
court at Deming.
Thomas Binkert, former secretary
Of the state fair association, and
widely known in Albuquerque, died at
the g of 49 years.
Charles Crawford, an alleged
Stacker, died from gunshot wounds at
Santa Fe, received while resisting ar
rest at La MADEIRA.
Sheriff Herbert j. McGrath, of Sill
vcer City, has resigned to accept the
position of clerk of the U. S. District
Court for New Mexico.
Judge David ]. Leahy at East Las
Vegas, has fixed the bond of Jose
Isaac Martinez, accused of killing Mrs.
Matilde Bustos, at $4,000.
The Socorro Woman's Club had a
cleanup day, cooperating with the
city authorities n the people of the
town to make Socorro a spotless city.
The management of the Cowboys
Reunion Association at East Las We
gas will give a New Years ball in the
armory, in accordance with their GUS
tom.
The railroads of New Mexico will
pay taxes in 1918 on a total valuation
Of sos, 697, 1857, an increase of $11,-
827,22S compared with the 1917 as
sessment.
The report of the relief committee
of the Santa Fe Woman's Board OF
Trade for the months of September,
October and November shows a total
Of $11O.15 disbursed.
The receipts of the office of Super
lntendent of Insurance totaled $43,-
806.S7 for the fiscal year just closed,
being an increase over the previous
years receipts of $4,2S2.92.
over $SO5,OOO will be distributed to
the schools of the state.
The removal to the Jurisdiction Of
Federal Court for the northern
strict of Illinois of Vincent st. John,
Of Carrizozo, alleged l.. w. w, was
ordered by United State Judge Colin
Neblett.
Miss Frances S. Lavender of Rock
well City, Iowa, has been appointed
teacher of music and art at the Silver
City normal school to succeed Miss
Helen Chandler, who resigned ana
was married to Judge Ryan of Silver
City.
Governor Gunter of Colorado writes
Governor Lindsey hat 81 was pleased
and proud of the magnificent appear
ance of the New Mexico troops at the
recent review of the troops stationed
at Camp Kearney, Linda Vista, Calf.
l desire to congratulate you and your
state upon them"
Peter Everett, better known as
Mexican Pete" who was found guilty
Of unlawfully insulting the American
flag, and sentenced to 100 days in jail
and 500 fine at the June term Of the
District Court at Las Vegas, made ap-
p~lication for release, stating that he
had been confined in Jail 165 days.
At a meeting of the Bernalnlo coun.
ty council of defense 1t was voted to
recommend to the governor, in re-
Spouse to a query from him, that the
plan of extending financial aid to the
state in the purchase Of seed and for
age for bona fide farmers, be contin-
ued in 1918.
Two men we're in jail at Old Albu-
querque while Sheriff Rafael Garcia
was investigating the shooting Of Lola
SaIazar. who was struck by a stray
bullet, at a rooming house in Bare
las.