The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-04-04
Pithy News Items
Gathered From Al Oper
NclU Mexico

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cess Of 100000.
on stock promoters doing business
within the city ot Albuquerque will be
forced to pay a license feet Of 500 per
quarter per company under the terms
Of q special ordinance passed by the
city commissioners Of that city.
County Highway Superintendent ID.
W. Jones. accompanied by the sheriff.
tore down several fences which were
standing across the newly created Aho
highway. The destruction was ac-
complished on the proposed road west
Of Ricardo.
Organization Of n Home Builders
company with a capital stock Of $780,.
900 has been effected at Santa Ne
The concern will specialize In the ron
struction Of four TO six.room houses,
probably using the Santa re style Of
architecture.
Demlng Ia experiencing a serious at
tack Of oil fever Two exchanges are
o open for the sale and transfer Of
OIL stock. Three companies have been
organized by local capital and DemlnR
men have become interested In a mum.
her Of other concerns.
Incident IN the codIncauon ~ the
Irrigation district law by the recent
Legislature. II Ia now disclosed that ~
provisions permit women land owners
To vote on all irrigation district mat.
ters. Under the old law IL was re-
stricted To qualified voters hut now
the franchise properly IL extended to
all persons who have Investments,
The State Highway Commission Of
New Mexico IA advertising for bids ON
four federal aid road projects cover.
ing the construction OF about forty.
five miles OF road work In the counties
~ Chaves. Colfnx and Santa "a. II
Ia estimated that between three and
four hundred thousand dollars will oc
expended In this proposed work.
A publicity and membership cam.
paiEn extending throughout New Mex
leo has been determined upon by the
executive committee Of the Alhuquer.
que Federal Employees Union No. 40.
There are 7OO government employees In
the state Of New Mexico. according IA
n recent survey. This II exclusive Of
postal employees, who have n union Of
their own.
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Applications Tor oil eases on t"p'
wv ncreS IN southern Union u u
quay counties We're received by IN
state innd ofilce IN one nay
bernnlillo county II To purchase $40
uo worm OF victory hohns out OF ~
SINKING iuhu, " was uee'hen ~ .
meeting OF the county commissioner
~ me last meeting
John u. T. Jones, cnshier OF ih'