The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-03-14
Pithy News Items
Cafhersd From Al Over
Ncw Mexico

~ Will appear at the convention OF
the New Mexico Cattle and Horse
Growers Association. which starts
March 20 In Albuquerque.
Gov. O. A. Larranolo signed the bill
creating a new county. christened Hil.
dnlgo county, M of the southern half
cf Grant county. A moving picture was
taken Of the sccne. The pen with which
the governor signed the bill will re-
pose In the archives NJ Iordshurg.
county seat u the new county.
Eliminating practically every salary
Increase and revising appropriations to
n basic Of strict economy and actual
needs the senate finance committee In.
troduced n new appropriations bill
which should bring the state n levy
onc-fourth Of a mill lower than the
bin prepared by the budget board.
socorro IL 10 have a canning factory
" prcsent plans work rat About ~
acres will he planted "a beans. beets,
pumpkins and tomatoes. This Ia 20
he an up-to-date business. on n large
scale In general. with a factory oapa.
bio of handling from ten 20 thirty
thousand cans peh day. and more II
necessary to take care Of the business
New Mexico druggists are prohih-
tied from selling alcoholic liquors NJ
any kind. even on n hons fide pre-
scriptlon by n registered physician. ac'
cordlng N an opinion by Attorney
General o. a. Askren. Mr.. Askren
pointed out that the constitution per
mits only the sale Of grain alcohol for
medicinal purposes and Of wines only
for sncramental purposes.
The tunnel which Ia being driven
Into Baldy mountain by -Ellzabethtown
concerns Ia past the 4.O0O-foot mark
The apex ~ the mountain has heen
passed. and the spectators think they
are In n position 10 strike the mother
vein NJ gold any day now, streaks Of
molybdenum have been struck but moi
p%rofltably enough In quantity II u
thought to Justify working them.
Dr. ~ A. Grlssom. a dentist NJ RIOS
well, suffered the loss n the second
finger Of his right hand M the result
~ an accident with nm electrical ma
chine. The doctor was taking electric
al treatment. and reaching to turn
the current got hold of the wronE
switch. which sent a current 81 higl
voltage through his body. The fingcl
was 80 badly burned that amputntior
was necessary.
Among the passengers on the WI
helmlna. which arrived from France r.
Gently. was Private Robert W. Louder
~ Albuquerque. New Mexico. wh'
claims the distinction ~ being the old
est enlisted man In the army. Tie II
M years old aud wears two woun'
stripes for injuries received In the Ar
gonne forest fighting. Loudon says M
enlisted In the army shortly after M
outbreak Of the war by giving his AK
rs mot quite 40 years" Tie says N
Inns three som In the service.
Final Inspection has been ordered
for the irrigation project Of the Col
moi Land aud Irrigation Company
This company Ia building the LAX
Charette irrigation project In south
ern Colfnx county. and II Il nearln.
completion. The project will irrlFnt
10000 acres Of land. and nearly 400
acres NJ the land Is likely to he read
for irrigation April I. Mr.. Wolf
president of the company, said tina
an effort Is 10 be- made TO settle sugn
!, beet ralsers on the project. and he ~
poets many Russians and other fol
eigners from Colorado and other state
To 70 to work raising sugar beets.
A pnrty NJ capitalists from Arkar
sns closed n deal whereby they h'
cnme the possessors Of the famou
Iangston mine. neal Silver City. The
VIII operate under the name Of IN
Mexhrko Mining Company. Severn
rich strikes have been made In m
Iangston hut for the past five year
. II has heen operated only spasmodicA
~. II is believed that II still retain
a large quantity Of ore bearing roc
rich In gold.
Feliciano Sandoval. a sheep herdel
II In a critical condition In ~. Mary
hospital In Roswell. suffering froI
= four gunshot wounds. Inflicted near III
John Cauhope ranch, thirty miles froI
: Hope. Just over the line In otero cour
~. Three men have surrendered
sheriff John Snyder nj Alsmogord'
One mar ls suffering from n gunshc
wound and IL In a hospital ~ Alam'
GOrdo. According 10 the sherlffs stor
Of the shooting, Three men are allege
i :" have rode M to a camp Of herdeS
and 10 have lined up the herders an
are claimed 10 have stated that the
we're going 10 kill the whole works,
shots were fired, the sheriffs stor
goes, and Sandoval and the unknow
e man were wounded.
n. r. Hunter. an Indian trader we
~ shiprock. several nights z wa
y awakened by a noise in the store {
= his trading post. He grabbed a gun IN
went into the store. In the dark h