The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-03-07
Pithy News Items
Gathered From Al Over
NeW Mexico

Objection 90 the announced Inten.
ton OF the government 10 retain con
troll OF the railroads for a further
period Of five years IL voiced IN a Joint
resolution introduced In tho Honse ~
Representatives by A. n. Carter Of
Socorro county and WIN. n blanchard
Of Lincoln county.
The Teachers Association Of he
Baca county IL TO meet ut Taihan,
March ~ and -. for educntlon discus.
slons The Socorro County Teachers
Association Ia scheduled 10 hold IT,
meeting April 4 aud Q. and San Mar.
cial viii probably be selected as the
place.
Alrplanes may 10 be seen In New
Mexico In great numbers. II the dis.
trict forester and the federal dcport.
ment at Washington decides 10 adopt
the recommendations, for their use In
the national forests OF this dlstric
which were adopted by the district M.
pe%rvisors who met nj Albuquerque.
With public apology Ia sopator
Reinburg, given personally by senator
Smith In the senate. and accepted hy
That body, a dispute arising out OF an
attack on the Dona Ana county sen.
ator In the Clayton News of which
smith II editor and owner. has been
formally settled and the Incident II
now considered closed.
A large quantity of stamps and u
sum OF money were stolen from the
%postoffice at Ferndalc, n. NJ. by rob.
bers who broke into the building. Nc.
cording 10 n report received from the
Ferndale postmaster. The report
failed 10 give the value Of the stamps
and money taken. No tract OF the
robbers has been secured TO date.
Two young Texans were arrested
near Seneca following receipt by the
sheriff OF n circular announcing the
theft OF a Dodge car by a boy and
girl who were believed 10 be headed
west. The youngsters when apprc
hcnded gave their names ~ DENIES
Webb and Leila Dillon. The sheriff
came on from Quanah and returned
them to their homes.
Lleutenant-G Governor Pankcy. at the
conclusion OF n session Of the state
senate nc which he presided and be-
fore which legislation affecting the
livestock industry had been pending.
said that he believed the New Mexico
cattle and Horse Growers Association
had done more for the advancement
N the cattle industry In New Mexico
than any other agency.
The topic ~ conversation In Las
Cruces Is rapidly c~cntcring on oil.
This Is due largely TO the new well
being put down In VI Paso ana
big excitement throughout west Texas.
Filings are being made very rapidly
on the vacant lands along the mesa
between ~ Paso and las Cruces aud
there II already talk Of n company TO
put down a prospect well there.
The health officers Of San Juan
county. y. NJ. lifted the quarantine
y the county that has been In ef-
feet against Influenza. and the town
boards at Aztec and Pennington have
taken similar actions. The school at
Aztec aud Pennington have opened.
The county school hoard held a meet.
Ing, and decided not to open the coun.
~ schools again this term.
Proposals 10 double the pay Of mem
hers Of the Legislature and raise the
salary Of the speaker from So To Si5
per day and to amend the constltu.
ton relative 10 the compensation OF
STATE officers were effectively dis
passed ~ for tho remainder of the scs.
sion when VIM. r. Blanchard moved
Thursday afternoon 10 reconsider the
vote by which the two resolutions had
been voted down and to lay them on
the table.
Under the supervision OF the Ma.
tional tuberculosis Association. a
study Ia 10 be made OF the INDECENT
consumptive coming 20 the Southwest
In search of employment and n chance
10 regain health. Dr. Severance Bur
rage. n lieutenant In the United States
army, now on special detail for the
United States Public Health Service
In New Mexico, has been made sccre.
larry Of q commission TO investigate
The problem OF the INDECENT migratory
oonsumptiye.
Sentiment Ia rapidly crystalizlng In
the state Legislature and among
officials In New Mexico In favor Of
,ctive measures for vigorous cooper.
alton with the federal government In
Whniever nrorrnm mnY be nnnllv