The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-06-21
GRAND Jury RETURNS
FORTY-FOUR TRUE BILLS


The grand jury finished lis work
last Friday and made lis report fo
Judge Raymond n. Ryan. who Is
holding court here this week. For
iy-four true bills were returned by
the grand Jury and seven no bills.
The cases investigated cover the
period since April. 1917. up 10 the
present term OF court, and II speaks
well for the general condition Of the
county and Is a remarkable compli-
ment 10 all Of the officers charged
with maintaining Jaw aud order here
that the number of eases 10 be- han
died IN the course Of n year was 80
small. What makes n all the more
noteworthy is the fact that both iH
Deming and Columbus there are
large numbers Of soldiers stationed
who might be- expected 10 cause a
certain amount Of trouble. hut they
have maintained a standard Of CON
duct In both places that speaks very
highly for their morale and law
abiding spirit and that reflects great
credit ON the officers who are In
charge Of them.
District Attorney !. :. Naught and
sheriff ". e.. simpson we're both
highly commended by grand Jury for
The assistance they gave the mem
beers In their Investigations aud for
the way IN which they have hooked
after the affairs of the couuly dur
ing the past year.
The different committees turned
In their reports 10 Albert Field M
foreman of the grand jury ON Fri.
day. and they were then discharged
T. T. Milikeu l. ". Pierce. and
Clom Watkins. the committee thai
investigated the -hcrins office. co.
ported that they found c%,rrythu
In good order the record, well kept
aud that moro business had beer
transacted hy the sheriff, olnr,
during the past gear than Boo an'
other previous year. sheriff Simu
,nu has met all the onrruus roudl
ton, iu an admirable manner one
hundred aud twenty-five cases have
been turned over by the sheriff Ia
the federal officers and many of
those accused Of different crimes
have been persuaded ln plead guilt,
Ia mfurmaiious aud arr now SER,
Ing sentences. thu, saving the couu
ty q great deal nf expense for the
cnuduct uf trials In these eases. The
conditions att hr Jail e. rs good a..
rould be- expected and the prisoners
state they arr satisfied with "a,
treatment accorded them.
Chris Raithel and T.. ". Franklin
examined the county assessors of
lice and reported that they found
The office We'll kept aud the worb
we'll done.
Mr. Alic" Smith, cuunly yupcriu
t"udcnl NJ schools, WAS compliment
rd hy the committee. consisting ui
sam Watkins. Chas. Faulkner and
I. g. Osborne, that examined her
office for lhc neat aud orderly man
nrr iu which her books and record,
were kept.
The committee composed of 4.
j. Evans, ". H. Sinclair and e.. J..
Scott could Ind no criticisms Ia
pass on The cuudurl of the office ot
Tie county clerk aud gave Charlie,
a. Hughes q clean hill of health
ENcryihug at the county hospital
was found Ia be- IN perfect order 10y
T. q Tucker and T. ". Blair. who
strongly commended tins new lusii-
tuition Ia the people of Luna coun-
'ty u can be- made scli-,upporimg
Iif the taxpayers will stand behind
the county commissioner and the
county health officers. a. the charg-
as made for treatment there are
reasonable. The committee advised
that the water supply should be- Inn
proved and made moro sanitary and
that the well be- covered. Mrs. tod
den, IN charge Of the county hospi-
tnl, was highly complimentcd by M,
committee for the work she Is do
ing.
Emmett Connolly. Wade Herrcn
and T. J. Clark. Jr, investigated the
conditions at tn local schools and
found them, In the main. satisfac-
tory. The Lowell school needs some
changes IN the sanitary arrange
mcnts and there are two rooms al
the grade school that are not con
nectcd with Gre escapes, aud Ties,
conditions should be- remedied. sal,
the committee, before the next tern
J of school There is no toilet at IA,
school at Cooks Peak, aud Il wa
urged that every school In the coun.