Taiban Valley news., 1918-11-08
Pithy News Items
Gathered From All Ouer
NeW Mexico

udS Deeu Cnecheu, anu Inc qudl dnIlhO
lifted
The new water supply of the Mog-
ollon Mines Company is nearing COM
pletion.
Girls and boys clubs have been a
great success the past year in New
Mexico.
At San Jon, Belen and several other
places school buildings are being used
as hospitals.
The new $500 Y. NJ, C. A. building
at Camp Cody base hospital is rapidly
nearing completion.
Santa Fe county, assigned loan
quota of $1S795O went over the top
by subscribing 1928, 400
The Albuquerque civil service board
announces an examination on Nov. 80
for forest and field clerk.
A war of determination is being
waged against prairie dogs on the
Livingston ranch near Carlsbad.
Governor Lindsey appointed Major
Fred Muller to succeed the late Rob-
ert P. Ervien as state land commits.
sioner.
Guard against the waste of wild
meat" is the slogan which the State
Food Administration wishes every
hunter to adopt.
In September 435,299 acres of irri-
gable land, and 134,2SO acres of non.
irrigable land in New Mexico were re
leased under the 640-acre homestead
act
Recently Hillsboro mohair growers
shipped from Lake Valley more than
10000 pounds of mohair wool for
which they received an average of 80
cents a pound.
The state fuel administrator re-
ceived a telegram sent by General
Pershing to the national fuel admins
traitor, asking that there be no let up
in coal production.
"The German peace propaganda and
peace rumors form no reason for re-
taxation for conservation" says M. R.
Johnston, acting federal food admin.
istrator for New Mexico.
Postponement of the annual conven.
tion of the New Mexico Educational
Association, which was to have been
held in Albuquerque Nov. 25, 26 and,
27, was announced by Secretary John
Milne.
Nurses are the scarcest thing in
the state today" according to John
Tombs, who is representing the Noun
tain division of the American Red
Cross in regard to the Spanish influ-
enza epidemic in New Mexico.
State Engineer French received a
check for $4,000 from Dona Ana
county, and the state will put up as
much to improve road No. &C, Salem
to Hatch, and state road No. 1, sec.
tion 6, Las Cruces to Anthony.
Information received by State En-.
gineer French leads him. to believe
that a drainage program which will
include the Rio Grande valley will
very shortly be laid before Congress
by the Department of the Interior.
The war camp community service
has accepted plans and funds have
been provided for the erection of
$4,000 swimming pool and bath
house for the use of Camp Cody SOL |
diers and the citizens of Deming.
The Spanish influenza situation is
clearing up in the larger centers and
spreading in the more isolated COM
according to a statement is
sued Oct 81 by the secretary of the |
State Board of Health. There have
been 1876 cases and 797 deaths
since the epidemic started.
Charles W. Williams, Ration, was
7ounded severely in action in France.
Cruz Sanchez of Ranches has been
leld to the District Court to answer
o charge of having killed his broth
'r-ln-law, Francisco Martinez, with a
butcher knife. The affray took place
n Sanchez's home, according to testi-
nony at the preliminary hearing at
Paos.
Hans Hingle, an employee on a
bridge gang, was shot and killed at
1aguna during an alteration in which
le is alleged to have strongly sun
'orted the German cause and upheld
Emperor William. w. ]. Jamison. an
'ther employe of the crew, was ar
ested and taken to Albuquerque pend.
ng the outcome Of coroner's in.
uest.
The United States public health ser.
ice has detailed Surgeon ]. w. Kerr
8 the health representative of the
overnment in New Mexico to COOP
rate with state and local health au-
horities and the Red Cross in meeting
ny influenza emergency that may
rise. Dr. Kerr has established an Of
Ice with DR.. w. e. Kaiser, secretary
the State Board of Health at Las
iegas
An unusual recognition has been
warded a soldier from East Las
egas, Lieut.. Leonard Hoskins, who
ed on the battle 'front.' in France.
battery of twelve-inch guns at Fort