The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-03-12
What's Doing
Around the State

SILVER CITY-What IL declared
by RcoloRists to be radium. one Of the
mrest aud most valuable metallic ele-
mcnts known TO science. has been dis
covered In the White Signal mining
d~iatrict, rs miles south OF silver CITY.
Rndium Il worth $4,000 a gram and
there is not 80 much as even a pound
of Il la the United States. There was
a time when Il was worth $4,000 a
gram. The discovery was made on
a group OF mineral claims being de-
NclOpod by Otto Forster and ack
Glrssom. Just beyond the postonicc az
White Signal. For the past foul ear
Forster and Grissom have been work
Ing the claims In an effort TO open up
q gold mine. since die ores carry
good values In the precious metal.
LAS VEGAS-Arthur Caster, aged
i3 years. who ran away from his
home In Denve sometime last week
was taken OF the tank Of an engine
on Santa Re train No. ] here by Of
ficer Barnett. A wire has been sent
TO his parents and pending word from
them the Young man viii be held by
city officials.
WAGON MOUND-A representative
OF n manufacturing concern Of fire
fighting implements, was In town and
met "a committee appointed by the
/ Commercial club for the purpose Ot
securing for this town a complete fro
fighting appartus. A deal WIS made
and the city council has purchased a
complete outfit for fire protection,
consisting of a truck. two chemical
tanks. hose. ladder. etc. Later on a
regular fire department fwHl he or
ganized In this city 10 as 10 insure
adequate protection against fire.
SILVER CITY-The cora Miller
mine IN the Mansas valley is TO begin
producing silver ore al an early date.
e. w. Mitchell representing New
York capitalists. has arrived here TO
start work on the property. consid-
cradle development work already has
h.en done and there are several hun
dred tons OF shipping ore already on
the dump.
RATON-Thc first school In the
state to Offer a mine rescue course
Ia the vocational division At DAWSON.
\. D. Anderson. supervisor OF Noca-
tional trades ard Industries. depart
ment Of education. announced a few
days ago that the course would be
opened at Dawson Immediately. a
W. bennett Will be the teacher and
will teach the use OF gas helmets and
T other life saving equipment and also
first aid for the injured and gas
poisoned men. Mr.. Anderson said II
was his intention 10 open similar
courses In a1i the mining towns In the
state " sufficient interest were shown
in that AZ Dawson. The next. he
said. probably would be started at
Gallup.
ROsWEII-w. Il. Bush was ar
rested In Amarillo on instructions
from sheriff e. 4. Rector Of ChaNes
county. on April II. 1918 Bush was
sentenced TO the state p~enitentiary
from ChaNes county on a charge ct
issuing fraudulent instruments. He
was given a sentence OF "A year
"a day In the pcnitontiary. He cs-
!. capcd from "a Socorro county road
gang camp July Is. 1918. and had
bccn at large since until saturday.
SILVER CITN-John lhckey and
Bessie Bcntford. both culored. were
arrested al Central ON "a federal a
amt charging them with c~onductinl
a hawdy house within five miles OF O
military post Each waived nreliui'
nary examination before the United
States commissioner. being held &,
await the action ut the federal Crane
jury. .
HATON-S a. and O. u Howard
brothers were paced uud"r arrest hN
slight Marshal TAFT Tor the robbery
~ Bonney ELAN uf this city. anf
are now in detention for appearance
before the grand jury They are sale
To have music NO effort To runcct
their faces aud talked freely 10 thcil
victim. aud this led 90 their eusl
Identification and subsequent arrest
which occurred with tho hour. \. "
Howard is % resident OF the city nu'
employed by tho santa fc rs Il fire
/, man. - D. Howard % b. said ha'
: only recently arrived iu the cts iron
, sheridan, WYE.