The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-05-16
Pithy News Items
Gathered From Al Over
New Mexico

W. H. eawhm Of Spirit lake has
been appointed agricultural agent for
Collar couaty 20 succeed V. l. Mar.
tineau, who resigned
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs Of the
recos Valley odd Fellows Association
held a meeting In Carlsbad. April 2eth,
10 observe the one hundredth annlver-
sary of the independent order Of Odd
Fellowa
Joe G. Gonzales has returned 10 his
home ~ Wagon Mound after having
served In active duty In France whore
he was twice reported a. having been
killed In action. Later he was also
listed a. having died Of disease.
Returning New Mexico Yank- are
receiving \ royal welcome In New York
city and every effort IL belng made
by the Rocky Mountain club ~ tho
big city : o entertain the boys and to
make them At home At the palatial
club home.
r. y neHari. a prisoner n the state
penitentiary. Santa ~. serving n term
for the theft 81 an automobile, and
facing an additional charge ~ army
desertion. took an automobile belong.
Ing to the warden 81 the p%enltentinry.
and escaped
Francisco lara and Alonxo RuiE
were dangerously injured near Hills.
horo when they were NJ work In tho
shaft Of the Snake mine. The plank
on which they were standing broke
and the men fell thirty-five feet to
tho bottom NJ the shaft.
once Mademolselle Juliet Adrienne
" Paris. now Mrs. Boss Davis. down
In olney. Texas. IA perhaps the first
French bride ~ an American soldier
who Il In make her home In Clovis,
New Mexico. and who Ia the wife Of
q New Mexico soldier
Among the Roswell heroes who have
distinguished themselves In the ser.
vice Is the name of Corporal Floyd ~.
Wells. Company NJ 328th Infantry.
who has been awarded the distln.
guished service medal for cxiraordln.
AIRY bravery In action.
on prospects Al Flora Vista have re
suited In speeding M oil interest In
that section and announcement n now
made Of the formation ~ the Enicr.
prise on Company with n capitalize.
lion ~ SiO0.OO0 The company has
acquired large land holdings In this
section OF the state and plans 10 ne
gin onerations within sixty DAYS.
Mrs. Nagiiler, an aged woman. re-.
siding In Thoreau. was burned "a
death IN her home. n IL supposed
that she got up In the night. In some
way o%verturning the lamp. ana that
her clothes were thus set ON fire. Tn,
flames were discovered after the houss
had commenced to burn hut the old
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hoInr con.,ruc,ed In San Imam coun
"a after II crosses the San Juan rive
al Pennington. will have 10 surmoun
q hlG hill. The state engineers offic
has selected Wayne Walling ~ sp'
cial engineer for the purpose Of layin
nut the rond site This Is said Ia be-
rather difficult piece ot road buildln
and Engineer Gillett has appropria'
ed 5000 for the original survey Wh'c
i To he made by WallinE.
Al , meeting held In Ration tn. 60
orado.Now Ne,tro racing c,rcul, .,
a.. - ., ,o,o was o-,y.,t,.,
, -, $3.50, ~. G., y, n.
$500 a' sn ..,,S.s A. :,
orgsrIya,Ion Racing ruIes ~ The %
Grade Commission we're adop,ed. ,
~ Fisher. pre.ldent Of he Norther
New MEXICO Fair Association. repr,