Taiban Valley news., 1918-02-15
NEW MEXICO
STATE NEWS

New York City for 100000 For the
Albuquerque Eastern railroad, D. X.
B. Sellers, receiver for the Dominion
Construction Company, was the sue
cessful bidder, his offer of $4,000 be-
ing the highest.
Every one of it's 1899 men and GA
officers insured for the $4,000 maxi
mum under the Federal insurance act
is the record made by the One Hun
dred Twenty-sixth Field Artillery, an
Iowa National Guard regiment sta
toned at Camp Cody, at Deming, said
to be the banner Liberty Loan regi-
ment of the United States army
Secretary of the Interior Lane has
announced the second designation un-
der the stock raising homestead act OF
lands in New Mexico. The lands af-
fected by his action are situated in
the east central part of the state,
principally in Quay and Curry coun-
ties and within the eastern portion of
the Tucumcari land district.
While searching for 81 head of reg
istered thoroughbred White face heif-
ers which had been stolen from his
pastures, T. E. Mitchell of Roy found
pile of hides in ravine. The hides
were found to be from animals belong
ing to Emilio Gonzales. indicating that
thieves are engaged in killing range
stock.
At the meeting of the New Mexico
Cattle and Horse Growers Associa-
tion in Las Vegas in March, Governor
Lindsey will deliver the address of
welcome for the state. Former Gov
ernor w. c. Mcdonald will make the
response, as a member of the Live
stock Mems Association.
From Frost, Quay county, comes the
story of a oattle-killing burro. Asa
Horn, farmer, discovered fine Jer-
sey heifer so badly hurt that it died.
He kept watch and before long saw
his pet burro killing a calf. A shot
gun ended the burro's sport for all
| time.
One hundred twenty-four alien SOL
diers of the Thirty-fourth National
Guard division, comprising former Ma
tional Guardsmen of Minnesota, Iowa,
South Dakota and Nebraska, were or.
dered discharged from the army at
Deming "for the good of the service"
Miss Isabel Eckles, president of the
New Mexico Educational Association,
has been honored on the program of
| the National Association of State Su-
pervisors and Inspectors of Rural
Schools which is to meet the end of
the month in Atlantic City.
The executive committee of the
New Mexico Wool Growers Associa-
tion met in Albuquerque and complet-
ed plans for the annual convention
which is to be held in Albuquerque
March IS and 10.
Roswell is making extensive pre-
parations to care for the cattle men
and other visitors attending the Pan
handle & Southwestern Stockmen's
convention which meets in that city
March 5, and Z.
More than a half million acres OF
land in eastern Chaves county, and in
cluding a portion of the Roswell land
district have been designated for en-
try March IL under the stock raising
homestead laws
| The New Mexico educators have
been invited to attend a conference
in Chicago on Feb 21 to 23, in connec-
tion with the Congress of National
Service.
Harry James of Chloride, Sierra
county, was appointed county COM
missioner by Governor Lindsey to sue
ceed Frank A. Calhoun, resigned.
Governor Lindsey has granted par
don and has restored to citizenship A.
L. Kabon, of Quay county, who served
two years sentence for burglary.
Warden Thomas Hughes of the
state penitentiary left Santa Fe with
33 convicts who will be used on road
work near Alamogordo.
On the mesa in the Roy vicinity 61,-
128 acres were planted to wheat last
fall, and 101,160 acres, all told, are
under cultivation.
H. H. Mayberry of Roy raised and
threshed 5000 pounds of Sudan grass
seed, which he is finding good feed
for farm animals.
Over 1000 New Mexico retail deal
ers have pledged themselves to the
food administration not to exact ex-
orbitant prices.
P. Osuna of Albuquerque was
stabbed, and John Castillo was arrest
ed, charged with the crime.
The survey of the Antonio Ortiz
grant in San Miguel county is report
ed to be nearing completion.
Governor w. e. Lindsey and num-
ber of the federal and state officials
have joined the rifle club.
Mrs. Roy Prentice has been appoint
ed by Secretary McAdoo as chairman
of the war savings committee for San
Miguel county.
That Columhua will really he the