The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-02-02
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and his leg severed from the body.
According TO information received
here. Espinoza blcd 10 death before
assistance could be given. lie was
az years old and leaves a wife and
five small children.
LAS NEGAs-Aiec Alexander. aged
: rs, manager Of the Mutual thoator,
who was injured ON January 10, when
he fell from the top OF the ticket
booth IN front OF the theater. died at
81 Anthony's nanltarium hospital
Mr.. Alexander had been Commissioning
rapidly and II was expected that he
WOuid soon be able to leave the hos
{ pital when he suffered a relapse.
DIES MOfNES-C. y. Peery has
volunteered to turn his yard facilities
over to the public on every second
Monday for the purpose OF having q
trade and tfanicing day among Tho
people OF this section. The matter
has been talked over by a number
oI the farmers and all seem to favor
the idea AS u giving them "a chance
to acquire some articles or live stock
that they need aud save time thereby.
HAGEkMAN-A biz cotton mcct-
ing was held at Hagcrman on Sat
urdny, January 81. TO consider the
general question Of cotton growing.
County Agent Thomas was present
n some OF the successful cotton
growers OF Carlsbad were on hand
to give the meeting the benefit OF
their experiences In the lower val
ley.
CLONtS-Custcr Pennington. alias
Harper. secured two automobiles IN
the Grady ne"lghborhood "a few
months x by giving bad checks, lie
got away with a a and was later
located by sheriff Dean at Tucson.
arizona. where he got into trouble for
forging checks The Arizona authors
ties held Harper for the charges
there aud ast week he plead guilty
and will 10Y serve two to three years
len The p-enitcntiary.
WAGON MOUND-When an entire
town turns out 'en massc' at 80 In
the evening 60 attend a celebration
and fingers until 4 o'clock Ia the
morning unusunl h. the attraction.
Claude MenHrll company was the
host to all Wagon Mound from tod
dling youngsters to their grandaddies
And ID " safe TO assert that The en-
tcrtuiumeut. which drew a larger
crowd than had eve before been
gathered In the opera house. was a
huge success from every possible
angle. The entertainment was the
means tina claude Mensel had
ANNHtN W NlfN Jus AFlAfNANNf'h -
the patronage extended to him by
The Wagon Mound people.
Las NEGAS-One of the largest
bounty claims filed in recent years IN
tho office Of the county clerk was
made today by Jack T.. Nichols. a
resident Of Garita. located SO miles
southeast Of this city. Nichols applied
Tor bounty on 80 coyotes and four
Wildcats. The claim Is for S12, The
U.IFr .F Fh. VnNrnula ara Nynrfh NM
~proximatcly 5000
CIONtS-The oity council issued
an order tn CITY Manager Daubhs tu
prepare the initial legal procedure to-
ward the mandatory on the street
paving which is planned for early
spring According to the order Of
the council. legal steps which will be
taken viii conform with those " 9th
rr municipalities that have been test
ID Boy law aud have been found 'uir
tight" The sentiment prevails In the
council tu aNoid o. further delay Boz
paving the city business streets. The
paving order win probably be cncc-
tive within the nest four weeks.
CLOVIS Mention of q municipal
bond issue in tho early spring to pos
sihly Doe voted upon at the time ot
the ,ity election was a topic of dis
,ussiun az the meeting OF the city
council. Extension OF the city sewer
system. ute protection. ana added
facilitit4 which the council feels
should 30 before the people Tor either
ratification OF rejection.
tlONiS-Shtplcy Bros. cattle co,
sold $500 acres OF ranch and farm
land 10 Houk n Grey Tor "a cunsid-
Grafton Of SIS. 10000. This price in
cludcs the wheat r. planted ON the
land Further land sales are CON
teluplat,d bN ShiIlCy Bros. that ON
prise two sections FOR which the
agreed price rs $40. 600 90. The Ship
ley ranch Is located northwest OF
tIaud
WAGON MOUND Mounted Police
Rafael lUCCru. Of Las Vegas. was lon
town aud while here arrested two
boys Nitvlio EsplnuEa and Bolisurio
Espinozl ON the charge uf carrying
concealed weapons. EClisartu WIS
sentenced tu serve 90 duNs iu the
counts Jail Sentence had not been
given In the ease OF NitCliu, but while
acclaimed In the Jail, this boy WIS
stricken with pneumonia ana died
after "a short Illness.
las Ilii CTS During tho 1919
season the upper Mesillt valley
shipped Out about 500 cars ~ fancy
melons through various Iuhhlug
houses from the east and if the sca-
son is successful the acreage Will be-
largely increased Tor the season OF
1874.
CLOYtS-Whethnr or not this city
desires q change from mountain 10
central standard time is 70 question
To be answered on official forms thHt
arrived and ave been turned over
20 IN" secretary uf the chamber OF
commerce TOT disposition. Tho ro.
quest Tor the sentiment uf this cry
with reference tu a change To central
standard time came from the Pam
handle Plains Chamber OF Commerce
headquarters az Amarillo, Texas. To
gethcr with the QUESTIONABLE on the
time proposition and stipulutinUs hN
the Panhandle Plains chamber uf
Commerce. Is the request that e. rep.
reseniatiNe be- sen 90 Amarillo. ON
February H. when q hearing viii bee
held by T. j. Money, acting fur thc
Interstate Commerce commission
Tho matter will probably be- submit
ted to the citizenship through a meet
ing with the chamber If comm rec.
The annual diplomats and consular
service appropriation Will be sS.Si2,-
O3S. which is S3.ONb,l26 less than the
state departments request, and 81
03s,07i less than was appropriated