Taiban Valley news., 1918-02-01

March 12-14-Annual meeting New
Mexlco Cattle and Horse Growers
Marcb MnsIbociafion 1a1s at at Las Vegas
at Roswell.
Clayton is boring for artesian water
Deming has ordered a $7.4OO fire
truck.
1t is stated that Clayton is to have
a third bank.
Mrs. v X. Reynolds, postmistress
at Springer, has been re-appointed.
State retailers met at Albuquerque
and formed a strong organization.
The home of Mr.. Locke, railroad
maintainer at Corona, was destroyed
by fire.
Tucumcari is organizing band un-
der the leadership of musician from
Amarillo.
Plans are being made by the
Springer Red Cross Society to take
up surgical work.
The New Mexico Bankers Associa.
ton will hold its annual convention in
Santa Fe, Sept $40.
The Farmers and Homeseekers' |
week at State College was profitable
to all who attended
DR.. Craig of Fort Sumner has re-
ceived a captains commission in the
reserve medical corps.
Steps have been taken by farmers
OF Colfax county for the organization
OF county farm bureau.
Construction work on the $500, 900
postoffice at Santa Fe, will be started
within the next six weeks.
Gilbert Espinosa of Albuquerque
mas been appointed to West Point by
Congressman w. B. Walton.
The county commissioners have
voted $1,000 toward the expense of re-
pairing the streets of Carrizozo.
Santa Fe county during the past .
fiscal year collected in taxes $162.-
'72.96. Payments were $2O1, ,486.46.
Walter Ross caught an immense
eagle in trap near Roy. He meas
lred more than seven feet from tip to {
ip. ?
L
Harvey B. Taylor of Pennington =
las been appointed by Congressman
NJ B. Walton to a cadetship at Ann a
polls. j
The Colfax county chapter of the :,
led Cross is making weekly ship :,
1ents of knitted garments to the Den =
er headquarters. =
A permanent organization of the n
iona Ana Poultry Association was r.
at meeting held at the d.
arm bureau at Las Cruces.
"Porkless Saturday" offers a new
pportunity for patriotic conservers
the meat which must go to Amer NJ
as associates in the war. ~
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Newsom's home T.
l their homestead three miles south nj
ISL OF Hagerman, together with prac- Sc
cally all of their possessions, was de- bo
royed by fire. or
william j. Cone, a wagner in the co
pply company of the 134th infantry. ce
as struck by service car on West be
ne street in Deming, and died with ca
ten minutes. 12
The Year Book of the New Mexico IL
'deration of Women's Clubs has
en- mailed out to the club members
the state; also a number of copies
re sent to other states. All
That the children of New Mexico pre-
send carload of sugar to France Ro
the idea of State Food Administra- ter
Il. q. Ely, presented to the people we
clayton during the CONSERVATION ma
y" meeting. M.
Inc production for the Mogollon
ming district for 1917 was 1880 Gel
ices gold and 723,581 ounces silver S
1t present prices 100000. trat
improvements of highways through icaj
the state which may be used for mel
transportation of freight and pro- hun
e which otherwise must be carried who
the railroads is being urged by the atte
Mexico Council of Defense. ern
A the first fourteen working days inte
January the office of Secretary of The
te Lucero mailed to 9,301 owners spol
automobiles and motorcycles the tive
licenses and tags. This ia an his
rage of nearly 700 per day. higt
eports from Camp Funston at VI
Riley, Kan, where many of the s1n nu
Mexico soldier boys have been wv
, show the lowest number of re- S
Ions for physical defects on final -Aiie
ninations. The percentage is ~.
ajor Webb, assistant adjutant gen.
OF New Mexico, wired from Den. Ea
that he was successful in passing Sape
examination for a commission in been
aviation section of tho sianni ton
s, non-flying and has hear &C.,, velol
ded for a captaincv in the roo.', he h
2. cows
I'D animals and rodents. annually
10y thousands of dollars worth of Ne,
range and cattle, and the Cattle OILS
ciation should cooperate with the smit,
al and state governments to ex. recrr
mate these pests, former Cover after
~ MoDonaiu tolu the execu- listm