The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-02-07
Pithy News Items
Gathered From An ODer
NeW Mexico

cent hospital Al Camp Cody.
The records OF the local police de-
partment show that no murders were
committed In Albuquerque during
1918, for the first time In -four or
five years.
A locked mail pouch. containing a
registered package and a package Of
American bankers travelling checks
Ia missing from Springer. n. NJ, and
is believed TO have been stolen.
Grant county Is TO be split into
two parts u n bin introduced IN the
New Mexico House OF Representa-.
tives Ia passed. Silver city would be
the seal Of one Of the new counties
and LordsburE Of the other.
J.. n. Crist stated that the case
against the two Indian boys. Ramon
EraFua and Pillar Armlio. charged
with connection with the death Of
Alexandra Colaquo. a fellow pupil of
the United states Indian School. was
dismissed at his motion.
A large amount OF improvements
have been made on the Mcsilln valley
irrigation bitches this winter near Las
Cruces. The bitches are being cleared
and the banks brought 10 a Grade line
which adds materially to general ap.
%pearances
There h an impression In wen.in.
formed official circles at Santa ~
that the Moriarlty. Albuquerque cSton.
sion OF the New Mexico Central rail
road will be- built during 1919. con.
meeting with the Hagan coal fields.
which are TO be opened for extensive
operations.
The Indian appropriation bill for
the fiscal year ending June 30. 1890.
which has Just passed the House OF
Representatives. contains largely in
creased appropriations for New Mex
leo. obtained on the recommended
ton Of Congressman W. 49, Walton.
a member Of the house committee ON
Indian affairs.
With the Introduction OF twenty
four new bills and the proposal OF a
resolution endorsing the Susan d.
Anthony suffrage amendment. tho
House OF Representatives. operating
for the first time under ita new
rules. started its third week with q
rush that surprised those who had
been predicting a monotonous sos-
sion.
Mrs. J.. J. sullivan was burned TO
death In her home AT Dcmlng. In
some manner as she was preparing
TO retire. the bed clothing came into
contact with the stove. were act on
fire. and her nightgown was irnitod.
Her creams attracted the attention
OF her son-in-la law. who jumped
through the window but not In time
10 save her.
The Corporation Commission has
assured General Manager Ten Eyck
OF the New Mexico Central that n
approves OF his efforts to give
straight passenger service to the rs.
taLcia valley. and will not attempt
10 force the road 10 continue tho
service. which began Monday. II at
ter a 9O-day trial. II b. proved "a fail
ure from a financial standpoint.
The border between New Mexico
and Mexico Is a hard place TO success.
fully conduct the business OF stock.
raising. and those with ranches along
the line are now agitating for a high
aud tight fence all along the border.
The Arizona cattlomcn are the active
elements In this new move, but they
expect the New Mexico stockmon "a
help them and finish fencing the New
Mexico part OF the line A big cattle
company owning land In Mexico has
fenced part OF the line west Of N
Paso.
In n decision handed down by the
attorney generals office. the state
game warden h restrained from
granting resident game licenses Ia
sportsmen whose home IA In another
state, but who " property In New
Mexico. The decision Is aimed pri-
marily al m Paso hunters aud fish
ermen who have demanded the %.
luance Of resident game licenses
from the New Mexico office.
Speaker Scdino introduced at the
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for a general primary law applying
to all general elections In New Mex
leo. The bill provides that q pri-
mary shall be held at least sixty
days prior TO holding such primary,
10 the general election and that the
secretary OF state. so days prior
10 holding such primary shall
prepare and transmit 10 each
county clerk n notice designating
the offices for which candidates are
10 he nominated. covering state. dis.
trict or county offices and stating the
time when such primaries shall b,
held In each precinct. The county
commissioners are empowered "a
name the place and the judges foI
each precinct.
In order 10 make plans for the
granting OF five-year grazing per
mits on tho national forests OF New
, Mexico and Arizona. Assistant Dis.