Taiban Valley news., 1918-02-22
NEW MEXICO
STATE NEWS

According to official notice received
by the state regent of the Daughters
of the American Revolution, Mrs. S.
M. Ashenfelter, of Silver City, the
dreadnought New Mexico will be
placed in commission about April 1.
The state chapter of the D. A. R. re-
Gently volunteered to furnish the crew
of the vessel with knitted garments.
They expected to provide for about
500 men. The crew numbers HOO,
and the women will have to furnish
4400 garments.
At least 100000 more will be ex-
pended at Camp Cody, Deming, by the
Government, The improvements will
include another 1876 horse power cleo
trio light plant, new headquarters
building for nurses, new headquarters
building for officers, operating pavil-
ion, new hospital for the treatment OF
eye, ear, nose and throat affections,
new barracks, an inclined railway and
scales for fuel, another 100000 gallon
water tank, hay sheds, stables, stalls,
and more sewers and plumbing.
The damage caused by wild animals
on the range during the present win
ter is heavier than ever and the New
Mexico Game Protective Association
as well as the United States biological
survey are cooperating with the Cat
tie Sanitary Board and the New Mex
leo Cattle and Horse Growers Asso-
citation to remedy this condition. 1t
will be one Of the vital topics of dis
cussion at the annual meeting of the
association at Las Vegas, March -
to IA.
1t takes money to operate a modern
agricultural college, as is shown by
the total payments in behalf of the
New Mexico College of Agriculture
and Mechanic Arts during the past
fiscal year were $243,S15.79. The to-
tai income was 1851 1,573O2. For the
same period the state university
shows a total accountab bility of $177,-
1868, and total payments for all pur-
poses of $150S65.68.
Distribution of the funds received
from automobile licenses during the
month of January has been compIet-
ed; $27,731 going into the state treas
ury and an equal sum being appor-
toned among the counties. Total col
lections for the month We're $61,287,
of which the expense of collection. in
cluding salaries, correspondence, tags
and all other items, was $5,S23.44.
Mrs. Anna Tully, mother of Senator
James Tully, died at her home in
Glencoe at the advanced age of "a
years. Mrs. Tully was the Oldest
member of the Episcopal church in
the Roswell district
Governor w. e. Lindsey accepted
the resignation of Captain R. C. Reid
as a member and chairman of the
State Tax Commission, and appointed
Joseph e. Saint of Albuquerque to
succeed him.
Grant county has 23 men qualified
for military service, all of whom
were ordered to report on Lincoln's
birthday in Silver City.
w. w. Dill is in a pickle because
somebody stole his car from in front
of the Lead Avenue Methodist church
in Albuquerque.
The New Mexico School of Mines at
Socorro has been placed on the list of
technical schools approved by the sec
retary of war.
Alamagordo has two men who are
expert knitters and who are turning
out numerous articles for the Red |
Cross.
Santa Fe Elks postponed the cele- |
bration of the fiftieth anniversary of |
the order until later in the year
The governor and his staff in uni |
form, will attend the automobile show |
in Albuquerque, Feb. 2S-March l.
The State Supreme Court has again
postponed the January term, this time
from Feb. 21 to Feb. 20.
Lincoln's birthday was the occasion
Tor big patriotic and town boosting
banquet in Tucumcari
The assessed valuation of Taos
county for 1918 will exceed that of
last year by $1,500,OO0.
One hundred and four young men of
Eddy county have been accepted for
military service.
Several farmers in Curry and Quay
have lost cattle from a
strange malady.
Governor Lindsey has issued an ap-
peal to New Mexicans to boost the
pinto bean.
The Cloudcroft school was closed
or week because of scarlet fever.
Tucumcari has shipped our 500 car
Dads OF bear grass the past year.
Albuquerque is organizing a COOP
'rative marketing association.
Two boys escaped from the State
Reform school at Springer.
The Prairie Oil Company has been
ormed at, Albuquerque.
A Lick the Kaiser Club has been
ormed in Carlsbad