The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-11-29
Pithy News Items
Gathered From An OOer
NelU Mexico

revive the old project TOT a olNlnioh W
Mora county.
T. N. Upton. Of East Las Vegas
was reported wounded In tho Cana
dian casualty list
The sneak thief epidemic. which
broke out IN Santa 70 several years
ago. secms again 10 be raging.
Frank Bartileto. an employc at the
Biossburg mine near Ration, met his
death while at work IN the mine.
Myndus farmers are planning to go
IN extensively the coming season ior
the planting Of Ions staple cotton
Gilbert MeNutt. OF Albuquerque, aud
Baker A. Phillips. OF Clayton. are
among those reported wounded In inc
casualty iists
Thomas l.. Biankeny. OF Hope, Eddy
county. IL reported killed in action In
the list OF casualties among the
American soldiers abroad.
Confectioners and bakers In New
} Mexico have been granted a 80 per
cent Increase IN sugar allotments AZ
figured on a monthly average basis.
The entire population OF less than
200 people In the village OF naldy Ii
down with the Influenza. according 70
reports which have been received at
Ration.
Street car serTice, which was dis
continued early In September, will be
resumed and Las Vegas VIII be glad
40 welcome II back The cars have
been overhauled and repaintcd.
Tender OF the Mouniainair Sana.
torium Association, through Its secre-
tary, OF the entire property q the
company TO the government free for
the use Of the sick and disabled sol
diers. returning home. has been made
/. In letter made public at Santa Fe.
oovernorolect o. A. l.arrazolo an
nounces that within a very few days"
he viii call conference OF stock
growers and farmers OF the state to
' consider tho conditions feciBs -tiom
and their needs
Rafael vigil. owner Of several sheep
and cattle herds in the vicinity OF
Black Lake. near Ration. was killed
while on a return Journey from an In.
upection trip to ono OF the camps. He
was shot In the side with small.
calihor bullet.
The names Of the following soldiers
from New Mexico appear In the list
of casualties released by the War DO
partment for publication. Rafael
Macs, Pernlta. wounded degree unde
termined: Porfiora Petria. Belen, died
of wounds: neniamin Galloger, Pich
Aoho. wounded slightly.
In designating Nov. 2S as Thanksgiv.
ing Day. Governor Lindsay said
During the period of the American
Revolutionary War eight special
Thanksgiving Days were observed. In
recognition OF signal victories BY thu
Colonial patriot army or In glylnr
open expression OF gratitude to Diyin,
Providence for lts wondrous deliver
ance from destructive defeat Oul
martyrod and yet Immortal President
Lincoln first appointed the list Thurs
day In November as Thanksgiving
Day. In this good year, 1915, the pee
pie OF the state OF Nov M"Xlco rejoice
IN greater cause for Thanksgiving e
the God OF our fathers than ever We
has blessed HIS and their children
A sudden victorious peace has beer
conquered out OF the world war. bcgu'
by tyrants. TO extend their system
over all nations and all peoples. Fro
such dire calamity. the Great God on
King. has delivered us by Ilb right
eots mleht, 80 that free government
under law, has been Justified fInall
'and now Is triumphant In the world
because OF this inestlmable blessing
we are Tiled with gratitude"
Maj. c. NJ Barber. OF the First hal
.talion OF the New Mexico Hon
Guard Rt Albuquerque. received infoI
nation from Santa Fe that state off
cials have appointed a. c y vo
Nyvcnheim Inspector general OF th
state Home Guard. He was given
commission OF q colonel aud will hav
headquarters In Santa 70
Frank Gallegos. accused Of stnti
tory crime against a i3ycnrold glr
has been taken 10 Roswell and place
IN Jail there Tor safe keeping. follow
ing threats OF violence which ha
been made against him at Carrlzozl
This action was taken following
preliminary hearing when his bon
was fixed at $4,000,
Ebert W. Blancett,. convicted Z
killing his motor companion, Clyde
Armour In the Glorieta woods, vi
not hanged Nov rs. when the reprie'
4 Granted him by the governor expire
b Blancett'a attorney several days a.
filed = writ OF error In the state 5
prams Court which stays execution Z
period OF sixty days 10 allow tin
"o perfect the appeal to the Unite
s'atea supreme Court. Blancett
sti!l IN tlle state peniienilary and
- r"""-'eA :" be Ia good health
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