Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1918-02-08
NEW MEXICO
STATE NEWS


ant conference to be held In Chicago,
Feb. II, ~ and %, Tor the purpose o.
formulating and launching a campaign
Of education in civic preparedness.
Mrs. Neill b.. Field OF Albuquerque anu
e. c. Champion OF RATION have been
named by the executive as New MeA
ico's other two delegates.
With a favorable season, New Mex.
leo will produce this year an amazing
quantity or cereals, more than ever
before in its history. Judging from re-
ports received by Dr.. A. u. CrIle, pres
iuent or the state Agricultural anu
Mechanical Arts College at Mesllia
tarK, the acreage devoted to these
products is to be increased even be-
yond the immense total Of last year.
designations of Chief of Police ia.
Dor ana Ponce Captain j. A. Kealy
were the aftermath OF the resignation
of Mayor M. A. Nordhaus of DeIning
because of failure OF certain oGficiais
to cooperate with him in the suppress
siOn "a wee" Ihe CITY Council post
poned action on Mayor Nordhaus' res
ignation.
The annual report of the Eddy Coun-
ty Hospital Association shows receipts
a. sources were S4,I4O.U2 ana the
disbursements $4,07S.37. One hundred
m rhTty pauents were cared Tor, and
and the number of days treatment
was LISP. OF his number 1,O35 were
Of pay patients.
With reports from all the banks in
the state with the exception of ten, in
the hands Of the tax commission, it Is
indicated that the financial institu-
lions of the state have made a gain
of owe a million dollars in valuation
of stock during the past year.
Eight enemy aliens were discharged
from the military service at Camp
Cody, seven being Austrians and one,
Albert e. Lipp. q German. He enlist
ed in an Aaron, Iowa, unit and vas
n~aturalized, according to the informa-
ton obtained at Deming.
While attempting to resist arrest
by Deputy Sheriff George Rusby on a
charge OF having stabbed a ranchman
named Robb, at Isador, Rob StorKes
was shot through the right lung by the
officer. The young man is said to
have first shot at Rusby.
With a new $4,000 modern high
school at Des Moines, school consoll-
dalton rapidly effecting big improve
ments in efficiency and a fine spirit
Of advancement everywhere, Union
county is making great strides in edu-
cation.
The State Highway Commission has
issued a map showing the condition of
the state roads. The map shows clear
ly the surfaced highways, graded
earth highways, ungraded earth high
ways and proposed state roads.
The fourth annual convention of the
New Mexico Electrical Association, to
be held in Silver City on Feb. II, IL
and 10, promises to be the largest at
tended and most important meeting
ever held by the association.
Thirty day options on 100 cars of
New Mexico pinto beans at 7h cents
are asked by the U. s. Food Admins
tration at Washington in a telegram
received at the office of the State
Food Administrator.
Governor Lindsey will be at Albu-
querque for the annual meeting Of the
New Mexico Wool Growers Associa-
ton. He has accepted an invitation to
attend the opening session on March
IS.
That u%npRtented homestead i'm.
provements are taxable was the opin-
ion handed down by Assistant Attor-
ney General C. A. Hatch in reply to an
inquiry by the State Tax Commission.
Major Edwin Page Webb, assistant
adjutant general Of New Mexico, re-
ceived a telegram from Adjutant Gen
eral Mccain, United States army, no
tifying him of his commission as a
captain in the aviation section Of the
signal corps and ordering him to re-
port as soon as possible to the supply
depot in indianapolis.
Governor Lindsey announced the
appointment OF Fred Miller Of Roswell
as county commissioner for the Sec
ond district of Chaves county, to sue.
coed w. A. Berryhill, who resigned.
Arrangements for the Panhandle
Stockman's convention are under way.
The convention dates are March 5. 6,
Z, and Roswell is expecting hundreds
Of visitors for the convention.
The number of automobile licenses
issued by the secretary of states Of
flee is 10000. This is within 1000 OF
the entire number issued last year.
According to City Manager Reding.
ton Of Albuquerque, extensive street
paving will be under way in, that city
soon.
Socorro county has available for
road work $196.5OO If it cares to util.
lie II.
In some of the rooms of the Clovis
schools. attendance has been cut as