The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-01-17
Pithy News Items
Gathered From An OUer
Mew Mexico


moneyed men have In town.
The handsome new ti2b.00O federal
building at Las Cruces has been com
pleted and the ~postofice force u oc-
cupying its new quarters.
The Franklin company IA working
the largest force Of miners At present,
and probably the ore shipments VIII
Increase from now on.
The saw mill on South Percha has
been erected and was all ready TO be
gin saving hut tho snow has inter
Tered some with the operations.
Il has been announced officially by
Secretary OF stnte.eiect Manual Mar
tines that he will appoint Mateo Luian
OF Santa ~ assistant secretary OF
state.
III IL expected that considerable de-
volepment on the mines In the vicin.
lty OF Kingston will be done the com
ing year and that large ore shipments
win be made.
Nestor Montoya, president, and ID.
A. MACPHERSON, secretary, Of the New
Mexico Press Association, have called
n meeting Of the Newspaper men Of
the state 10 be held at Santa Fe this
week.
An innovation was introduced into
the public schools when the domestic
science class began the serving Of hot
lunches TO pupils living at a distance
In the country districts contiguous 10
the Carlsbad High School.
II present plans are put through,
poultry raising in New Mexico viii
receive a decided stimulus through
the establishment OF a federal podltry
experimental station In the Salt River
district.
Hon. Washington r. Lindsey. who
retired as governor Of New Mexico on
Jan. /, arrived in Albuquerque with
his family and has determined 10
make his home at least temporarily
In Albuquerque.
II. J.. H~agerman. president Of the
New Mexico Taxpayers Association.
announces that n. y. Asplund OF Santa
re. who al made acting director OF
the association. has been made per
manent director Of that organization.
Now that many Of the soldier boys
are returning n coalition Ia being
formed in Hagerman between them
and members Of the old band 20 ar
range for n new musical organization
which will give regular concerts dur
Ing the spring and summer.
The appointment Of Fidel Ortiz 10
De warden OF the state f~enltent,ary
70 succeed Thomas huges OF Alou-
querque, me present incumbent, may
be expected 70 De made ~ the hret OF
the major appointments oy the gov
ernor, that Is, OF those nominations
which 90 to the Legislature for con-
hrmation aiter submission ny SoN-
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forces overseas. "a Of the opinion that
fate has played IL hard on him in the
fact that four Of the five were casual
ties ! n action one after the other Just
a rev Gays oeiore the signing OF the
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ChiIdress js reported "a missing In
action.
The discovery of the mineral ashes
tos adds another 20 the long iist Of
minerals known TO exist In Grant
county and adds TO the belief that
much yet remains undiscovered In this
stretch OF highly mlneraiiEed country.
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cleht 70 cs'aui'Sn WITHOUT. uoup. 'he
presence OF TINS peculiar mlhetai'