Taiban Valley news., 1918-05-03
Pithy News Items
Gathered From All OUer
NeW Mexico
stern Newspaper Union News Service.


The home of Andres Romero at Los
Lunas was destroyed by fire.
The men called for service entrained
last week for training camp.
c. A. Cunningham has been retained
as town manager of Alamogordo.
The Union County Teachers Insti-
tute will be held in Clayton, July 10
to 27.
A. C. Heyman has begun his work
at county agricultural agent for Luna
county.
Many counties in New Mexico went
"over the top for bonds before LIB
erty day.
The state treasurer's office has
made appointments totaling $74,-
456.81, from taxes of the 1917 funds.
D. F. Laubmann, county agent for
Guadalupe county, is carrying on
successful fight against prairie dogs.
F. Tapia, charged with stealing three
horses from Amador Montoya OF
Springer, was arrested at Lordsburg.
State Treasurer Hall has invested
S15O,OOO of the states permanent
school fund in Third Liberty Loan
bonds.
Feeding of bear grass to cattle has
been found to be successful way OF
combating high prices of feed in Tor
rance county.
The postoffice at Cuba was entered
and number Of parcel post packages
and a quantity Of state seed sent in
for use of farmers taken.
The bean division of the U. S. Food
Administration has a lot of pinto
beans for seed, stored at Clayton, Las
Vegas and Willard that are offered at
SO per cwt.
There will be fully 1000 graduates
for the eighth grade of the public
schools of New Mexico this year, IN
the opinion of State Superintendent
J. H. Wagner.
Among new coke prices announced
by the fuel administration were New
Mexico coke, $3.50 for furnace and
smelling, and $3.50 for seventy-two-
hour selected foundry.
John T. Wolfe, it is alleged, broke
into the postoffice at LaMadera and
stole $38697 worth of War Savings
stamps. He was captured by w. H.
Bates of the mounted police.
| War activities of the adult popula-
ton of New Mexico will be card In
dexed, card for each person, through
catalog now being prepared by the
New Mexico Liberty Loan committee.
Louis A. Lee, the man who refused
to buy Liberty bonds in the recent
campaign at the Santa Fe shops at
Las Vegas, was branded with yellow
coat before a crowd of over 500 peo-
pie.
Southwestern oil men manifested a
new interest in New Mexico when 1t
was announced that the Gypsy OIL
Company leased the Antonchico grant
in New Mexico, consisting of 100000
acres.
AS to an abandoned oil well, you
can't always tell. Old deserted well
at Redfield. N. M, has been found by
an explorer to have 180 feet Of oil In
it. II the oil is pumped out, in two
days 1t has the same amount again.
DR.. John M. Birkner, formerly major
Of the United States army in charge
of the medical corps at Camp Cody,
New Mexico, held by the federal au-
thorities on disloyalty charge, was
released from the state penitentiary at
Santa Fe on $4,000 bail furnished by
friends in Lincoln, Neb.
Frederick Burkner Golding of Silver
City was among the 293 passengers on
the naval collier Cyclops, overdue
since March 13.
Names of graduates from the third
officers training camp at Camp Cor
don, Ca, were made public at Wash
ington by the adjutant generals office
through the committee on public in
formation In the list was Earl w
Notgrass, Albuquerque, who qualified
for the commission as second lieuten
ant of field artillery.
81 haven't bought any Liberty bonds
and have no intention of buying any
as the war is nothing to me-" W. F
Faust, 2 Santa Fe railroad freight con
ductor, is alleged to have said a few
days ago. But before an Albuquerque
crowd got through with him he hat
kissed every star in the flag anC
signed up for a $50 bond
The care of the unfortunates is on'
of the states heavy expenses, thougl
it is a work of mercy of which ever!
citizen is proud. The hospital for th'
insane at Las Vegas began the las
fiscal year with balance of $5,066.97
received from all sources $131, .4C
expended $131, ,43211, and closed tn
year with balance of S5,415.26.
Judge David ]. Leahy denied bail t.
Fayette Moore, indicted at the recen
term of the District Court in Guada
luDa county for the murder of Charlie