Governor McDonald granted a full
pardon to Charles D. Recanzone.
The State Fair this year will be
held the last week In September.
Silver City has raised a budget
fund of Jo.OOO for work of town boost
ing. The coal production in 1915 was 3,
817,940 sl.ort tons, valued at $5,481,
301. From 1S95 to 1915, there were
shipped out of the etate -4,500,000
head of cattle.
Superintendent of Schools David
Martinez, Jr., of Rio Arriba county,
died at Santa Fe.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. llaynes
of Santa Fe, celebrated their silver
wedding anniversary.
The heavy storm in the Carrizozo
section is reported to have caused
heavy losses to stockmen.
J. S. McTavish and his wife, have
given the town of Magdalena a block
of ground as a city park.
While fooling with a loaded shot
gun, G. J. Barton, of Des Moines,
met with a fatal accident.
Carrizozo, White Oaks and Oscura,
Lincoln county, will vote on the ques
tion of local option, May 29.
Juan N. Vallejos, a native resident
of Blanco, was drowned while cross
ing the San Juan river at Blanco.
James A. Winans, for thirty years
the village blacksmith at Watrous,
Mora county, died In Las Vegas.
Albuquerque Pythlans gave Su
preme Chancellor R. S. Young a royal
welcome when he visited that city.
The Elephant Butte dam has been
completed. It will store water enougn
to make fertile 185,000 acres of land,
Governor McDonald granted a 21-
day reprieve to the seven bandits
sentenced to die for the raid on Co
lumbus. The Cattle Sanitary Board reports
that 1,326 new brands have been re
corded this year. Last year's total
was 3.C81.
The Sacramento River Cattle Com
pany, a $200,000 corporation, filed
articles with the State Corporation
Commission.
