Taiban Valley news., 1918-01-04

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March 4-6-Stockmens convention at
| Roswell
March, 1sls-Wool Growers convention
at Roswell
Three prisoners made their escape
from the Carrizozo Jail.
| Rev. j. F. Horton of Chicago is the
new Presbyterian minister at Santa
Fe.
A play in Spanish was an attraction
at the museum in Santa Fe on Christ
mas.
Sometime in the spring there will
be given for the first time in Las
Cruces Chautauqua assembly.
A total of forty-five young men dur
ing the past week is the contribution
of Clovis to the military service.
A Junior Red Cross Society has
been organized at the New Mexico
Normal University at Las Vegas.
The Albuquerque commissioners.
have repealed the emergency saloon
ordinance which closed bars at p. m.
The Western Oak Tanning and
Leather Company, George c.. Taylor,
president, will establish tannery at
Albuquerque.
AS the result of three weeks Sc
rieS of evangelistic meetings at the
U. B. Mission, a United Brethren
church has been organized in Las We
gas
H. B. Martin, assistant agent for the
Pullman company at Albuquerque for
the last two years, has been promoted
to agent for the company at the Grand
Cafion. a
Gov. Lindsey granted a full pardon
to Augustin Garcia, who had been
sentenced in Valencia county to serve
sixty days in the penitentiary, begin
ming Nov. 9.
Sergeant Frederick Linse, in charge
of the army recruiting station at Al
buquerque received word authorizing
him to enlist men above draft age for
the United States guards.
William C. Schnepple, one of Roose-
velt's Rough Riders and for several
years assistant postmaster at Santa
Fe, accepted a position with a whole
sale house at Las Vegas.
The United States Government has
awarded contracts for the erection at
Fort Bayard of an ambulant patients
ward at Fort Bayard which is to cost
in the neighborhood of 100000.
Manager Christian Of the Carlsbad
cotton gin announces that the gin has
turned out over 400 bales of cotton,
and that the 500 mark will be more
than reached before the end Of the,
season.
Developments have progressed to a
point now that assures the building
of large salt refinery at Willard and
machinery and plants for the produc-
ton of several by-products VIII also,
be installed.
The commissioners of Albuquerque
announced the employment of Paul
G. Redington, at present district for
ester of the Third district, United
States forest service, to be city man
ager.
The sum of $1,048,31S.91 of state
funds were on deposit in various
banks of the state at the end Of the
fiscal year Nov 80, 1917, according to
statistics compiled by the state treas
urer.
Fuel Administrator William G.. Nc
Donald has issued an appeal to New
Mexico to observe two "lighuess"
days week as recommended by the
national fuel administration to con
serve fuel.
The owners of the Iron Bar Group
in the Mogollon district, have started
operations. This is the furthest work
south on the Queen vein and develop.
ments show that the values continue
to this property. W.
Grover H. Hendershott, section
foreman for the Santa Fe railroad,
was stabbed in the abdomen and cut
and bruised when members of his
gang attacked him short distance,
from Belen.
New Mexico has 300 species Of
birds and only one state, California,
can boast of a larger number, and
that only by a few specimens" said
Aldo Leopold of the New Mexico.
Game Protective Association at a bec-
ture before the Santa Fe Womnn's
Club in the st. Francis auditorium.
Col. Ralph E. Twitchell was elected
president of the State Speakers Bu-
reau, which organized at a meeting
held in the Senate Chamber of the
Capitol at Santa F6. B. G. Herman
dez, DR.. A. d. Grille and others ia
vored the organization of groups OF
speakers who would be available for
special drives.
w. A. Bayer, now with the state
land office and formerly secretary to
United States Senator Catron, has
been appointed chief clerk of the state
position which he held
for many years. He will succeed r.