Taiban Valley news., 1918-10-18
| NEW MEXICO
| STATE NEWS

son, Dan Allison was accidentally
killed
The ranch home of V. A. Lyles, five
miles from Fort Sumner, was de
stroyed by fire.
In New Mexico, 121,154 acres have
been classified by the secretary of the
interior as grazing lands.
Jasper ]. Thompson, Portales, and
Ronald McRae of Pennington, are
among the severely wounded.
The newly formed union of the
clerks of the New Mexico division of
the Santa Fe has been recognized by
the railway authorities at Washington.
The Republican State Central Com
mittee elected George r. Craig, chair
man; Col. Jose d. Sena, secretary; w.
G.. Sargent, vice chairman, and w. D.
Murray, treasurer.
Camp Cody, at Deming, has been
quarantined for Spanish influenza, ac-
cording to official notification re-
ceived at Albuquerque by Acting Food
Administrator H. G. Bush.
State Land Commissioner Robert
P. Ervien transferred to the state
treasurer a total of $114,690.42
of state land funds received during
the month of September.
A new drive to recruit nurses will
be started by the Red Cross on Oct.
20, Every city, town and farming
community in the country will be can
vassed for nursing resources.
Work has begun on the Glorieta-
Panchuelo forestry road, which will
make fine trail to Cowles, over the
mountains, according to reports re-
ceived by the forestry department.
The dead body of a young babe was
found at Gallup, in the rear of the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Yoder 1t
had apparently been dead for some
hours, was light in color and apparent
ly American.
In the past month 10000 acres near
Mountainair and 1000 acres near Pro
gresso have been entirely freed from
the prairie dog menace, according to
the report made by Clyde Everitt, who
has been in charge of the work.
All schools, churches, picture shows
and public assemblies of every kind
were closed in Roswell by the board of
health against influenza. The big mil
itary institute will remain in fuu ses-
sion, but practically all under modi-
fled quarantine. There are several
Eases in the city.
Provost Marshal General Crowder
called for 29,999 grammar school grad
yates from forty-two states and the
District of Columbia to entrain Octo-
ber Is for the technical schools. OF
the total $50 will be negroes. New
Mexico's quota of 300 men will go to
the University of Texas.
Jack Fall, aged 33. only son of Unit
ed States Senator and Mrs. Albert B.
Fall, died at Carrizozo following an at
tack of grip, which developed into
double pneumonia. Mr.. Fall had been
to Santa Fe as a delegate to the Re-
publican convention which nominated
his father to succeed himself in the
Senate. He complained of not fee.-
ing well before leaving Santa Fe, but
started to his home at Alamogordo n
an automobile. During the trip he
was stricken with chills and fever and
on arrival at Carrizozo was removed
to a hospital. His death followed
about twenty-four hours later.
The names of the following New
Mexico boys appear in the official cas-
ualty list issued by the War Depart
ment: Manuel N. Gallegos, Central,
and Charles A. Garner, Las VeSas.
killed in action; Osci j. Bainum Una.
rine), Bellevue, wounded, degree undo.
termined, previously reported miss
ing; Ronald McRae, Pennington,
wounded severely; Marcos Martinez,
San Marcial, missing in action; Mar
tin Mora, San Antonio, missing ia ac-
tion
The Republican state convention at
Santa Fe nominated the following
ticket: Senator, Albert Bacon Fall of
Otero county; governor, Octaviano A.
Larrazola Of San Miguel county; lieu
tenant governor, B. F. Pankey of
Santa Fe county; congressman, B. c.
Hernandez of Rio Arriba county; JUS
tice of supreme court, Herbert F. Ray
nolds, Bernalillo county; secretary of
state, Manuel Martinez, Union coun-
ty; state superintendent of public in
struction, ]. Howard Wagner Of Dona
Ana county; auditor, Ed Sargent OF
Rio Arriba county; treasurer, Charles
U. Strong of Mora county attorney
general, o. o. Askren of Chaves
county.
Because the Boys and Girls Clubs
Of New Mexico have enrolled $500,
while there were only 500 members
last year, special preparations for
the encampment of their representa-.
tives during the teachers convention
at Albuquerque Thanksgiving week
are being made.
All Albuquerque churches, schools,
theaters and all other places Of pub
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