Deming graphic., 1919-06-17
News Of Our Neighbors
Silver City and Grant County


District Attorney ]. \. Vaught wa
here from Deming the past week. ol
Official business. lie was accompa
MED by Mrs. vaught and their youn,
son.
Miss Frances Robertson, daughter ot
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. Il. Robertson. VIII,
volunteered as nurse. following IN,
outbreak of the war, is home for Wis
1t. She has been ON duty for some time
at the Walter Reed hospital In Wash
ington. ID. c.
As result Of their applications for
discharge being approved at Fort
Bayard, and at the southern depart.
ment, - Of the Quartermaster men.
ii Of the Motor Transport Corps and
eight men from the Medical Depart
ment left the post the past week. The
duties previously done by the Quarter.
masters, and the Motor Transport
Corps are being rapidly taken over by
civilians.
As a result, il is presumed. of lick
Ing a number of cans which had con
tained white lead aud had been
dumped into "A pasture near Hurley.
the g. q. $. Cattle Comptny lost "A
number Of young steers the paSt
week, which died Of poisoning. The
lost was rather heavy one. amount
ing Ia several thousand dollars. The
carcaSSeS were skinned, since the
hide of dead steer is worth considera
BILE
Pritvae Edward II. Mitchell. who is
attending one Of the largest French
universities, following active service
in the American army abroad. writes
that ne does not expect 10 get home
until about the last Of July. Prior to
Mitchell was a lawyer here.
later going to I.ordSburg, thence he
will return on his discharge from the
service.
According Ia news reaching the |
city the past week. prospectorS made
u rich silver strike about II miles be- |
yond Mogollon Assays of the ore
run GOO To 700 ounces Of silver to
the ton. with some gold values. The
strike has caused considerable ex.
element in the Mogollon district and
there has been rush to the scene.
C. Laughlin, Of Tyrone. narrow.
" escaped being killed Saturday
when he was run over by
his own automobile. Mr.. Mclaughlin
idd stopped at Schadcl's Bakery ON
Bullard street The brakes ON the
ar did not hold. 81 he slipped the
ar into low 10 hold it, The self
starter was not working and when he
'ame out Of the bakery. he had to
rank the car He forgot To put It in
neutral first and when the engine
started the ear shot forward knock
ng him down and running over him.
The attendance at the summer SeS-
lion Of the New Mexico State Nor
nal school continues t0 increase.
\ew students continue to arrive i'm
,roups OF eight or ten from al over
he state At noon yesterday the total
vas $40, the largest number ever
nrolled during summer session at
he institution. exceeding by more .
han 200 the total enrolment Of last ,
ear. OF the counties outside Of Grant.
eddy county, with an enrolment Il
G. made mp largely Of the high
chool graduates Of Artcsia and Carls-
Iad. sends one Of the largest delega-
ions o"ColfaX county, with 10 rep
san Juan county with
tx and Union county with eight hold Z
he records for distance Travelled.
tRio Grande Renuhlicl
Corey Gross Of Deming. for many :
ears a resident Of Las Cruces was /
ere Wednesday on route To Santa Fe
o visit his sister. Mrs. Brownlec and t
IiSs u. Gross. before going TO Lake T
La. 10 enter business. II
Recently geologiSt looking over j
il possibilities in this neighhorhood @
ypresed himself as somewhat skcp- e
cal then he had to be- shown. He b
as taken 10 an old abandoned well
nat had never been used on account v
the oil Seep in the water. \ gal. Il
N Of wafer was drawn up at the end bi
long rope, and from the surface V
the water a good half pint Of crude =
'troleum was skinned. well. ri
) ID" said the gcologiSt l(F
The Dona Ana County Farm Bu.
au. an organization of farmers and iii
nd owners, is the biggest asset TO Hi
@ valley. outside Of the lands and III
Igation system This organization Ill
ovideS markets. employs one Of the iii
ry best farm agents IN America and iii
continually watching for new meth iii
Is and ideas for the bettermcnt of
Q farming population Of the valley. III
,e Farm Bureau has established MI
lrket for valley hogs in Kansas City. iii
r cabbage. cantaloupe sweet pota- III