New Mexico state record., 1918-06-21
CAPITAL CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

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| Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Burdick o.
Pennington are in the city for ;
few days.
Adjutant General James Baca ha,
gone to Las Vegas for the purpose
of organizing a home guard
r. r. Pratt. superintendent of tht
state school for the blind. was in
the city from Alamogordo this week
Arthur Se1igman. chairman of the
democratic oartv for the state. has
gone to Washington, on persona
business
The weather report for June Is
shows that most Of the state is great
ly in need OF rain-very few shower
are reported,
Former Adiutant General Harry T
Herring is now a major in the ma
tionai armv stationed in New Jersey
say friends here
Mrs. Harry T. Patton, wife Of the
attorney general. underwent a
serious operation at Albuquerque
last Sunday We understand that
she is doing we'll at this time.
Colonel ] G. Albright. editor and
political oracle Of long standing in
New Mexico, is in the city for a
week in the interests Of his vigorous
rewspanc-. the State Democrat
Independent Of Albuquerque.
GEORGE Iorgee. chief clerk, and F..
n Smith vocational director of the
state department of public inStruc-
tion attended the craduatior exer-
ciScs ~ Sedan Assistant State Super-
intcndert John V. Conway visited
RernalilIo and Belen.
7 Y Foster of Carlsbad. nrojcct
manager Of the United States Recla-
nation service, and P. W. Dent. at
torney for the Reclamation service
station in Fl Paso. were in confer
rnco with State Engineer James A.
French at the capitol this week
TIE Scottish Rite Reunion. for the
Orient Of New Mexico will he held
August 10 ~, Il during which the
degrees from the fourth to the thirty
second viii he conferred \ ycrv
iarre class is exoected to be present
Including SevHr7t soldiers FROM Ca,1p
Codv
PIT Ross. Unitd States Mineral
SURVEYOR was A visitor at the dis
tr;ct land office here this week in
the interests of an extensive scric,
of locations of rare mineral ores
which b. is making in various parts
n TIE state for parties interested il
war production
IN Sunday afternoon. according to
ancient custom. a procession Of lit
nra'lv thousands escorted the statue
" the blessed Virqin from Rosario
chapel to the St Francis Cathedra,
Many members of the Catholic I
faith observed the week by making
, novena daily
Paul A F Walter. Jr. son Of the
secretary of the state museum and /
,ther public bodies. returned from
Stardford University on the com |
,leticr Of his freshman year and
viii spend the summer with a sur
ewing PARTY. John K s. Walter. who .
'enains for the summer quarter,
graduates next year
Superintendent Thomas Hughes OF
he state penitentiary. and Mrs
Hughes. and State Game Warden
Theodore Rouault Jr., and Mrs
eouault have gone by motor to
hama, New Mexico, where they will
ngaRe in camping and fishing. Mr.
souault will be present at the trial
# a game law violation case, at
Terra Amarillo while away.
The campaign has been launched
gainst the prairie dog in dead
arnest. In many places the poison
ng in Santa Fe county resulted in
illing 90 to o8 per cent of the
nimals on the first application. The
ntire county is being organized in
systematic voluntary warfare upon
pom the rodents. The poison
d grain is prepared by a
lbor foreman. in large quantities.
ien demonstrations in field are
iven with the farmers One quart
grain will treat about 4 acres.
r 40 prairie dog holes. Labor Fore
ian, Frank F. Socarpa has been in {
barge Of the excellent ,york IN th;s ,
)unty. {