The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-08-12

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LAS vEGAS-unknown joyrlders
driving n stolen mounted police cur
crashed Into. the buggy OF Juan Mares
on the H~ofhcroville road, smashing
the carriage. throwing Mr.. Mares into
the road, severely cutting and bruis-
ing him, breaking one OF his arms
and turning the car Over on It's eide
and badly damaging Il. Immediately
after the accident the occupants OF
the car. two boys and two girls, find
ing that they were unhurt, made their
escape without waiting TO see how
bhdsx injured Mares was, or whether
he needed assistance. Captain Sena
and his men are busy on the case anu
they stated today that they will push
i until the guilty parties are appro-
hended.
rARMINGToN-The San Juan
Coal Mining Company composed OF
John l.. East, Henry Carlson and
George ~. Pleasnnts, of Walsenburg.
Colo, have leased the Frultlnnd coal
mines owned and operated by l.. W,
Inendriclsson and ban, Christensen.
The above company Will consolidate
tho two mines and VIII store at least
1000 tons OF coal in Pennington be-
fore October first for local domestic
Use during the coming winter. there
by assuring the residents u Farming
nd vicinity an ample supply OF
coal.
RoSwEayL-1losalcz Bictorlno was
run over by n switch engine In the
local yards and was terribly Injured
The right leg was cut off at the hin
and n part ~ the left foot torn away.
He was rushed to st. Mary's hospital
and there given medical attention
His condition IL such that his recov-
cry is' doubtful.
GALLUP-James Beck, who wa,
arrested on q charge Of bookkeeping
Is wanted In oklahoma. Information
reaching here that he is an escaped
convict wit n ten-year sentence. only
two or which he has served. II !,
understood that he Will he surrender
ed 10 the Oklahoma authorities. Al
the hearing given Beck before u. =
Commissioned Ford his bond was fix.
cd at $500.
ROY-Aconiio Balnsqucz. Of Car
RHO. moi with n very serious accident
when his horse fell on MIN crushing
the pelvic bones and causing internn
injury. His nelghbors, Hal Warner
and w. G. Marlborough brought him
10 the plumlcc hospital and all is be.
Ing done for him that Is possible.
SILVER CITY-shcriff W. j. Cor,
/ llEhn NllPNItu "A CblOIth man UHilti
William Coleman who In believed tt
be wanted In tho state OF Tennessee,
for n murder committed In 1911. The
man arrested nswcr the description
sent out In every particular but posi-.
tive Identification has rot yet bee
! made. He has been In the army.
/ HAGERiLAN-The water users o
the Hugermhn Irrigation cOmpun,
held Il meeting for the purpose o.
taking steps to meet the Federal sui
In connection with water rights on thu
Felix and Pecos. The suit Is brOughI
In attempt to open a new project a
Pecos. but grows out OF suits simllal
which have htcu brought before
None OF these proceedings have at
footed the right pf the llagerInan Ir
rigation comIV,ny and the pre'rnt
Huit IL mainly to ccure the adJudica
ton Of all the water rights on th'
Pecos and Felix rivers. More thar
fifty percent OF the local users were
| present. A small assessment per acre
was levied TO covcF tie cost Of sucl
action.
LAS vEiAs-county, supt. BENT,
+. Baca has purchased forty sanitar!
! drinking fountains Tor usc in th'
rural schools In the county. Thu
doing away with the old public drink
irg cup and the old lin bucket will
do much to reduce abe throat anu con
tagius Diseases In the county. New
improvements ara under way In many
rural schools.
ROSWElJIs-G g o rig .McFaddln
, clerk at the Hotel Glider, had starred
home when two masked men stepped
out from an ahcy, and held him up
McFadden put ~ b Fight and knock.
cd the pistol from tho hand of u OF
the men. Then the other man sho
twice. shot taking effect In Me
Faddin's leg. The wound IL Il flesh
wound and while painful. Is no
thought to be serious. The men cs
capped.
GALLUP-Thc Richards mine. sew,
en- miles west OF town @ Defiance
station. has been leased for Is pcriot
OF five ycars to w G. Walker. Oar
King and John May, all experienced
In coal mining. MIR. walker sIatei
that The force OF men viii he immed.
lately increased and the production
OF coal brought MP to 200 tuus daily
which WIFI more than double tn,
present output. Harry Richards, th'
owner Of the mine and until now III,
operator. Will turn his attention L
other business.
AZTEC. S. Palmer. who II
working at the Aztec ruins and dur
ing his spare time mas been WORKING
on an old ruin several milessfrom tL'
main ruin found n very interesting
Idol. The Idol or whatever the an.
Client Inhabitants used II for was found
buried ut the head Of a skeleton. Thu
Idol h about seven inches high ant
IL carved to represent Il person ant
Is Of a lava store. The base is ol
sandstone ana carved with dlffercnI
hleroRlyphic, one representing the
sun. Mr.. Palmer has been Offered
s22a for the find, but az IL In sale
to be the only N OF lis kind In Norti
America, he Ii holding 1t for n larger
price.