The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-01-28
What's Doing
Around the State

cLAYToN.-Grenvllie came near
losing their depot hy fire. The igni
ton started from the flag ana had
u rot been for the duick 4nd Hklllfnl
eork dome b the Grenvlle men the
Town might have suffered serious
loss. The flames were put under
control rs the use Of chemical fire
extinguisaers.
ARTEssA-rhe case OF J. u.
Terry anc WIFI against : g.. Hum
phreys ard the Ariesia Oii and GaR
company. which Vas tried erore
Judge HrattOn az Carlsbad was q
Of deep Interest TO all the people Of
the valley as Il involved the validity
or the leases now held ~ the Illinois
people by virtue OF whifh the wells
Of this company at Dayton and Lake
wood are now being drilled. The de-
cinlon OF ledge Brafton established
me validity Of the leases, but accord
Ing 10 j.. 10 Atkeson. the plaintiffs
attorney. that an appeal has been
taken 20 the supreme court
cARLsBAD-calaeron chacon ~
again m the tolls Of the law. this
time for stealing cotton frpni Ed.
swadiey. who runs o farm III We otfs
district Chacon and another Mex
uamea- Sfto Garcia Ec-faid ~ have
mace away with 800 p0unus Or ne
SWadley cotton and were trEiled by
Mr. s~adley from tho point whore 81
gas loaded on a wagon Ga the house
several miles southeast, where the
ready none stuff was ~unlnaded.
Calderon aud Slsta were given an eH-
animation trial before Judge Richarhs
and were bound over ia the grand
jury.
cLAYTON.-The contract has been
let for "a residence building In clayton
that VIII 0utshine anything IN the
state 81 New Mexico. N ~ 20 De nuiit
AZ "a cost 81 $4,000 and when ON
pleted Will be occupied by NJ. a..
Johnson and family. Mr.. Johnson
stated that he was satisfied WIN
clayton and intended 90 mike his
home here during the remainder OF
his iife.
LAS cRUcEs-Coach savage has
heen confined 10 his bed since tht
Christmas holidays. His Illness seems
10 have developed from o. slight In
jury received IN me Junlor
faculty basketball game lie has re-
Gently been examined by competcnt
physicians and 10 u expected that ~
will be scmc time before he VIII he
out All of the basketball Hen
resilze that his absence greatly ham
dicaps our process 81 whipping a
championship basketball team Into
form.
TUcUMCARI-The sheriff captur-
ed three check artists this week, two
Of mem Mexican boys who forged
the name of Joe Hlu GO 10 check and
the other an American who wns "a
real four nushcr. The American
gave his name 49, " p. Livinsston
and vas "a visitor in town Tor several
days tie wore the pins 81 threc
%frafernnl organizations and ciaimed
90 he d member in good standing
BUT be got in bad Immediately when
he cashed "a check on himself aun
u was found that he hHd no funds In
the bank Re d. now awaiting trlai
FORT SUMNER Tom Riddle was
struck over the head with O. o. and
n huif pound machinlsts' hammer
twice hy Harvey Crisp causing % frac-
ture OF fhr skull MI Riddle was
taken 10 Albuquerque for an opcrn-
zion az hiH condition was much worse
Riddle and Crisp are said 10 have had
worfs over the conduct 81 % or
Riddles boys ~ the picture show OF
which Crisp D. the proprietor and
that Riddle cursed crisp 40 that
lime ANA later when Crisp observed
Riddle seated near Green Crisps ra-
rage he grabbed "a hammer and struck
the blows. Crisp was put under
$1,000 bonds charged with assault
with intent 90 MI