The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-08-06
What's Doing
Around the State.

FORT BAYARD-In charge OF
Captain Matthew Jones. the first mi
Of the motor transport corps Mt Fort
Hayard. left for Fort Bliss. Texas.
The trip will take about two days,
and thereafter the second and last
unit will leave. The moving Of all
the large trucks and other motor
equipment. belonging to the army at
Fort Bayard. Will; mark tho passing
Of the last military equipment a, the
nearby post now under control Of
the United States public health. scrv-
Ice. Major II. T. Wlckcrt. United
states medical corps efisor txehassc'
Of the dairy a. Fort Basard. Will cave
next week for Camp pix, N. j.. where
he has been transferred for active
duty. Major Wickert IL closing up
all matters affecting the medical de-
partment at Fort Bayard, preparatory
TO his departure for the east.
RATON-Davld D~errickson came
in from the north part Of the city.
bringing with him IA live rattlesnake
having seven ~rattles. While at work
three rattlers made their appearance.
but two OF them escaped into a hole.
The third was pinned 10 the ground
~ a forked stick and later put into
"A glass case. This morning he put
carbolic acid on ilh head and II bit
itself and died after swelling TO al
most twice it's size.
SILVER CITY-Rcpublicans in a
number OF the southern counties OF
New Mexico are reported behind q
boom for State Senator w. D. Muir
ray, OF Silver city, as h party's
candidate before the state convention
for the g~overnOrship. II Is known
that an emlssary OF the Murray sup
porters visited Silver City recently
and conferred with Senator Murray.
with. n Wow to persuadlng him to
permit the use OF his name. but II
Is said Mr.. Murray declined to TON
slider the matter. seriously senator
Murray, In each campaign since state
hood. has been prominently mention.
ed as a republican candidate for gov
ernor. but has always refused to enter
the race. II is admitted he would
make n formidable candidate for the
republicans.
RoSWELI-At a regular meeting
Of the city school board Ewing Lusk
was elected principal OF tile High
school for mex year. Ewing Lusk Is
we'll known In this city. being a grad
uHte OF Missouri university hav-
Ing held a position as Instructor In
The institute for a lumber OF years.
The list OF city teachers for next year
is now practically complete n
wv AANNAB va b0 NNhaN AoA ~ tRNAA-
ing OF the schools In September.
RATON-curry county will pos
slbiy have a candidate for the demo-
cratic nomination Tor state superin-
tendent Of public instruction II the
numerous solicitations OF educational
leaders OF the, state Is sufficient pres
sure TO force the open candidacy OF
Prof p. W Bowyer city superintend;
cnt of schools. Recently returned
from lectures before the state normais
Mt both Silver City and Las VEGAS.
democratic leaders In thus county are
urging his candidacy and have sig
nified their intention OF waglng a
warm fight for his nomination at Las
Vegas, August 20.
SILVER CPTY-It is reported that
the New Mexico State Normal school
faculty will undergo a number OF
changes the coming school year. A
large number Of the instructors. some
Of whom have been with the Normal
for years. have resigned, II Is said, to
accept better paying positions else
whore. While no announcement has
been made OF impending changes. u
IL known that few Of the regular
faculty expect to remain IN Tsilve'
City, Steps have been taken, how
ever. 70 fi all vacancies and the
Normal will have q complete faculty
when school opens the fall term.
AFFECTIVE San Juan railroad and
industrial syndicate have their sub
scriptton blanks printed and are cir
culEting them for the signing up o.
the bonus. Their proposition Is brief
~ thus; II the ciisena OF this sec
ton will guarantee n sufficient bonus
which Will be paid when the railr0as
IL completed, they will build a stand
ard guage railroad from FarmingtoI
to the Santa Re on the south. The,
are not asking any money for pro
motion expense at this time, tn
above syndicate Raylng this. tn