The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-04-04
Pithy News Items
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NeW Mexico

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Aeaplio Madrid Of Luz Canon. n.
~. died 81 the age o. if5 years ac-
curdinr 10 reports received M Aha
querque. ms son claimed be had
aever been M.
Wearing Of two wounded stripes A.
". Loudon 81 AIhuqncrque reported
70 BE- the oldest enlisted man IN the
army. has arrived At silver City from
overseas he IL sixty years cf age.
The steel WORK on the new bridge
acruss tho San Juan river a. Farm.
lnEion has been finished and within
thirty days the flooring u expected
10 be- In. the structure painted and the
big pier In place.
one hangar q the private aviation
school was blown several miles and
. Second demolished and a Curtlss
type Of a plane was wrecked by tho
hardest wind in the history u Aibu-
querque. recently.
venceslado vsideE. who vas sen
fenced to q three 10 five year term In
the stats peniteniiary efter being con.
vicied of cattle stealing and who Inn
mciiately broke jail. was captured
after a sixty-mlle chase into the
ieme1 mountains
A. q meeting Of the ChamDer 81
Commerce Ia Roswell n was decided
BY officers Of the chamber 10 estab.
lsh a clearing house for labor aud
employers a. the government employ.
ment office will close for three months
because Congress dld not provide sui.
ncient funds for he continuation %
the employment service.
Felipe Valencia l. dead as the re-
suit 81 a quarrel In n pool room At
Mlntmore. He got into n row over a
same with another native. each threw
q pool ball a. the other. one Of the
missiles accidently struck Jack era.
ham and n II alleged that Graham
~fhereupon turned In and stabbed Va.
lencia In self defense, a. he thought.
Luis Tapia. who has been on inmate
~ the state prison for u number Of
years serving a long term from
Guadalupe county, has been pardoned
ny Governor Larrazolo HIS daugh-
ter went to Santa F6 for tho purpose
~ i~nterccdinF for him and o. be had
q good record and II was apparent
that his health wns IN bad shape. he
vas released on conditions
Numerous and Important are the
changes In the game laws. following
the session of the Fourth State Iegls-
lature. They ARE as follows: On
grouse on which - now an open sea.
sm the season IL closed Tor two years.
A fishing license 81 81 IL required Of
all residents 0ver the age 81 ~ years
the nonresident fishing license Is 81.
The open season on turkey. tasseled.
cared squirrel and deer IA from Octo-
her 20th 20 November 9Th ~ each
year Deg u have horns M least
six lifches long. the head to accompany
carcnss ~ all times One deer II nj.
lowed each person In one season.
Three turkeys are allowed each per.
son In M season. Shooting Of quail
ls from November ist a. December
3ist ~ each year The kii.ng o. an
migratory birds must conform 10 the
federal migratory bird laws. The bag
limit for game and Fish Ia he taken
In any one day Is twenty quail. fifty
trout. or ten pounds. fifty other fish
or fifteen pounds; thirty birds 81
other species. Nonresident fishing a.
ccnse s.; resident fishing iiccnse 81
resident bird license Si25; non. resi-.
dent bird license SiO25; resident big
game license $50; nonresident hlg
game license, S2525; resident big
game and bird license, s225 resident
biH bird and fish llcence. $3.50
Messrs. Sager. wetmore and spence
of carriEOzo have founded a $1,000
company whose incorporation papers
have been approved by the State Cor
porntion Commission. the objects Of
The new concern being to erect a SIa,-
90 hotel In that city.
That the Fourth State Legislature
exceeded the appropriations Of the
Third State Legislature In the sun OF
Ss0,2OT 90. was the discovery made by
Rupert r. Asplund. director Of the
State Taxpayers Association. Mr..
Asplund complied the Figures and
made the comparisons. and said they
are accurate m far NJ he can ascer-
tain.
An unusual Idea has originated in
Albuquerque 10 preserve the only
written evidence which a soldier has
0f his service In the war; his dis.
-hnrge papers are photographed aud
II he loses the original papers or they
ARE lost through the malls ~ IN any
other way he and his family viii have
the photographed proof This scheme
was evolved because ~ the Difficult.
ties arising through the loss In the
mails Of the discharge papers Of two
soldiers applying for the sixty dollar
bonus allowed by Congress.
State Highway Engineer Leslie On.
let has received $1,000 from Eddy
county for additional work on the
Carlsbad. Roswell road. and $1,000
from Ue Raea c0uufV for vVork an tha