Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1918-03-22
NEW MEXICO
STATE NEWS


western Newspaper Union News Service.
Pledging the support Of the associa-
ton to the food administration for all
necessary measures to win the war,
the resolutions adopted at the closing
session of the Panhandle and South
western Stoekmen's Association at
Roswell also called upon the food ad-
ministratiOn to make such corrections
as would insure the stockmen cost OF
production plus a reasonable profit.
L. 1. Brite Of Maria, Tex, was elected
president; Thos. F. Moody, Canadian,
Tex, first vice president; Norwood
Hall. El PasO. second vice president;
w. l.. Amonett. Ell Paso. reelected sec
rotary, and John M. Wyatt, FL Paso,
reelected treasurer.
"Officers and men from New Mex
leo who are serving In the national
army at Camp Kearny, Linda Vista,
Cal, are proving their efficiency and
patriotism, and, when the supreme test
comes, they give every indication OF
being fit physically and mentally to
acquit themselves in a manner that
will be a credit to their country and
the state that claims them as her
sons" This is the statement of Adjt.
Gen. James Baca, on his return from
Camp Kearny, where he went with
Governor w. E. Lindsey and members
Of the executive staff to attend a mil
itary review.
The Wheatland hospital has grown
in popularity to such an extent that its
present capacity of sixty rooms is in
sufficient to supply the demands and
the adjoining business block consist
ing of three stores and opera house,
has been purchased and will be con
verted into modern hospital rooms.
When completed the hospital will have
$50 rooms.
Development of the tract of land
near Lingle, which was abandoned by
the government, will be taken up Inn
mediately by a syndicate composed OF
Cheyenne and southern Wyoming bus
mess men and bankers who will spend
$150,000 on the 5480-acre tract. The
entire acreage will be sown in wheat.
Through the February distribution
of automobile license money collected
by the office of the secretary of state,
S~16,047.S5 has been set aside for the
Improvement of New Mexico high
ways.
New Mexico College of Agriculture
and Mechanics Arts has been selected
as one of the institutions where mill
tary registrants in large number are
to be given instruction and training.
What is declared to be the largest
well in the entire Lander district has
been brought in by the Wind River
Petroleum and Refining Company. 1t
is reported good for 200 barrels a day.
The state school superintendent an.
nounced an apportionment of 20 cents
per pupil in New Mexico as the March
apportionment, or a total of $85, ESQ. 80
for 1889 pupils Of school age.
A construction quartermaster has ar.
rived in Deming, and will take charge
of the erection of improvements at
Camp Cody to the value of approx
'nately a million dollars.
Tomacita Vigil, a young woman who
had been employed as an orderly al
the Rocky Mountain hospital at Gar
diner, committed suicide by swallow
ing nitric acid.
Protest has arisen in Albuquerque
and Gallup to the proposal to increase
the acreage of the Navajo and Zun.
reservations by taking in a portion o.
Mckinley county.
March 9, the second anniversary o.
the Villa raid, was observed at Colum
bus as a memorial day by proclama
ton of Mayor T. H. Dabney.
At Cuervo the 1~4-year-Old son of c
j. Mitchell killed a wolf with an axe.
At Alamogordo Reymundo Perez Il
in a serious condition as the result o
being stabbed near the heart by JuaI
Martinez.
Las Vegans are talking about form
ing a company for the erection in tina
city of a modern hotel.
Frederic VIM. succeeds o. Free
Arthur as head Of the ella Nationa
forest at Silver City.
Anton Chico. Guadalupe county, ha
voted $4,000 bonds to build a ney
school house.
Deming will vote on April 2 on tn
proposed adoption of a commission
form Of government.
The Center street Methodist churcI
in Tucumcari was dedicated on Sur
day, March II.
New Mexico will furnish 1877 of tn
$4,000 men called to training camps o.
March 20.
The Eastern Star at Clayton pun
chased $3.50 worth of war saving
stamps.
Clayton Masons have bought $1,00
worth of war stamps-and will bu
more.