Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1918-04-26
NEW MEXICO
STATE NEWS


" e-tvrn Newspaper Union News Service.
The residence on the e. j. Neer farm
near Portales was destroyed by fire.
A factory for extracting fibre from
the leaves Of yucca plants is proposed
for Deming.
r. s. Becker, a miner who halls from
Madrid, claims to have been robbed OF
$500 in Albuquerque.
The production of the Chino Copper
Company, for the last quarter Of 1917,
was 2O,2G6,7 15 pounds.
E. d. Tittman OF Hillsboro has re-
signed as attorney for the Pueblo In
dams. according to a report.
Eighteen young men will be gradual
ed from the New Mexico Military In
stitute at Roswell May 70 to IA.
Word reached Carrizozo that James
Roselle had been wounded in France
and that he was in the hospital.
The Las Vegas Cowboys Reunion
Association has decided CT July 3, 4
and 5 as the dates for its 1918 show.
Julian Romero, convicted of murder
in the first degree for killing Mrs. de
Juare, was hanged at East Las Vegas
Faris V. Bush, one of the most wide
ly known newspaper men in New Mex
leo, died at his home at Lordsburg OF
pneumonia.
A new Red Cross house is being
built at Camp Cody, Deming, where
the Y. w. c. A. have just completed a
new building.
The rise of the pinto bean has been
rapid as the result of the food admin
istration's advertisement Of the New
Mexico product.
Lon Seymour was convicted of sec
ond degree murder for killing Andres
Indurian on Nov. q last, by a jury at
East Las Vegas.
Odd Fellows Of the Pecos valley will
celebrate the 99th anniversary OF
their order at an alrday rally in Ros.
well on April 26.
Miss Helen Sluss, daughter Of Major
and Mrs. Sluss, of Camp Cody, Dem
ing, suffered a fractured skull when Q
horse fell with her.
Manuel U. Vigil, formerly district
attorney with headquarters in Albu
querque, has been disbarred by the
state Supreme Court.
Salaries of Tucumcari school teach
ers will be paid in twelve monthly in
stallments instead of monthly during
the time school is in session.
Eight men Of the U. S. Geological
survey have begun the classification
of lands under the section Homestead
law, in the Fort Sumner district.
Frank c. Blumlein, a Santa Fe ma
chinist at Clovis, was indicted by tn
federal grand jury at Santa Fe TO
having violated the espionage act.
The Ell Paso & Southwestern rail
way has notified Cloudcroft citizens
that il will maintain the same rates in
to the resort this year as in former
seasons.
The District Court at AlamogordC
has ruled that the ordinance unde.
which the city has been collecting
tax for watering the trees is u~nconsti
~tutional.
Another New Mexican has found
place in the Latin-American diplomati
service. This is Jose Jordi of Las We
gas, who has been appointed to a pos
at Lima, Peru.
Albuquerque Club Women will al
sist in raising the $25O,00O for the Ell
adjustment of Furlough Houses
France for the Sammies, and for OIL
eer war work.
"Colfax county has gone over tn
top, exceeding its quota" was tn
news that flashed over the wire
April 8 to Judge Reed Holloman, 1
charge Of the Liberty Loan drive.
Oscar Rainville, deputy sheriff an
rancher of the Hurley district was a.
quilted Of the murder Of Ignacio Va
arde in the District Court at Silve
City after a trial lasting three days.
The state engineers office was II
formed that the steel span Of the bi
bridge being erected at the Romer
crossing on the Red river, near Ro,
had been swung clear of the falls
work.
j. S. Scott of Cuba, Sandoval coul
ty, pleaded guilty in the District Coui
to the charge of assault with a dead
weapon. He was fined $3.50 and tn
court costs brought the o againl
him to $3.50.
Information was received at the o
flee of the secretary of the New Me
leo Cattle and Horse Growers Assoc
alton in Albuquerque that pasturag
can be had in Colfax county for 1,5O
head Of cattle for the summer.
Edward D. Tittman, United State