The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-04-18
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best known properties IN the Lords
burg district, IN making good concen-
trates with the mine running at full
capacity.
Determined " possible 70 avoid any
recurrence Of an epidemic Of typhoid
fever nj Roswell this summer. the City
Council at lis last meeting adopted an
ordinance which will result In the
covering Of the three irrigation bitches
which Flow through the town.
Three buildings were totally de
stroyed by fire at las veEns, the
People drug store. and stores owned
by l. II. Henry and Mrs. A. =. Glen
ent. Stocks OF all three businesses are
total losses except for small amounts
Of Insurance carried. Both the east
and the west side fire departments
were called out.
Contract for the construction OF the
new consolidated school In the Colmor
district has been let by the ColfaN
County Schooi Board. Work ON the
structure will be commenced as soon
"a the weather settles and II IL q
rected that II will be entirely ready
for use and occupancy by the begin.
ling OF the 1910 fail term.
The oil development fever has struck
Wagon Mound. Scattering leases which
have been taken In the past year by
local capital have been consolidated
and the Wichita. Ranger Lease and
Royalty Company have taken them
over and o that they ARE going
10 get together n body OF land suffi.
clently large to Justify them In expend.
Ing SiO0,OOO Ia thoroughly prospecting
that section.
Taos had nm election for school ~.
rector aud Il resulted Ia a record.
breaking vote. The record, however,
vas revised downward ms cxnctly four
persons took the trouble % 40 20 the
polls aud vote for Jacob Posner, WIN
NaH elected as a director unanimously.
The election was all the more remark
able ~ hitherto school elections here
have been very bitterly contested on
uce and religious issues.
The Roosevelt County Farm Bureau
vas started on It's career at portales
with the following officers In charge
John " Miller, president senator X
q. Bryant, secretary and treasurer !
Zen Smith, Carl Mueller. A. q. Ken
yon and Tom Davidson. directors with
tho Officers. Temporary community
chairmen we're selected for Elida,
Inez, Portnlcs, Portnlcs Springs,
llogers, TcXico and Upton.
Extraordinary cxertions by n volun
tcer force In filling breaks In the dam
at Springer alone prevented the entire
construction from going out. The dan
was filled with water for the first lrri
CATION OF he season and when the tor
rental downpour came, backed by d
heavy wind, Il drove masses Of water
through the back ~ the dam In ~
places, Al times the water went over
the top OF the emhankmcnt to u heighl
VI thirty feet.
The King aud Queen Copper Com
pany, with offices In Albuquerque nnd
holdings In the Grant county coppci
mining district, has announced com
pletion and subscription ~ IN,
financing issue Of the company,
stock. The company introduced "a,
stock for public subscription In Albu
luerque and has been exceptionally
successful In Interesting business men
throughout New Mexico In the enter
prise which experienced mining men
regard M a sound proposition. IN,
company owns extensive copper bear.
Ing ground In Grant county and reports
Of u number of responsible biologists
have been favorable for the develop
ment Of a producing mine OF Import
ant character.
Puertoclto, n. NJ, claims TO be the
only 100 per cent patriotic community
In the United States rs far as the sal,
Of war savings stamps goes. Ever,
man. woman aud child Ia Puertecito
Is a member NJ the Wnr Savings 50
clety, which has three branches, com
posed OF the women. the children In
the schools and the men OF The town
Every student even NJ the little Mex
eau college Is a member OF the secon
branch.
Vernon /. Hunter, a colored man
who pleaded guilty before Judge Colin
Neblett In federal our at Santa b.
TO shipping II dozen bottles ~ whisky
from Chicago 10 Columbus, n. A.,
under a BARRIERS supplies" label, was
sentenced To four months In the fed
eral penitentlary and given a fine OF
500 and costs, :. Marquee aud Frank
Caddlck were each given sixty days Ia
Jail and a fine OF 500 aud costs for
selling liquor 10 an Indian, y. lara
milo drew ninety days In Jail and n
fine OF 500 and costs for the same Of
Tense. Another defendant charged with
the illegal sale VI liquor Ia Indians was
acquitted, since his mixture had only
one-half OF n per cent alcohol,
The Silver City Chamber OF Com
msrce At a meeting unanimously voted