A state Democratic convention
has been called to meet in Albu
querque August 17th. This con
vention will nominate a candi
date, for congress, and a can
didate for member of the State
Corporation Commission. The
representation is based on the
vote for Fergusson in 1912,
one delegate for each 100 vote's
or major portion. Ihis appor
tionment gives Torrance county
1 5 delegates. There will be 217
votes in the convention.
S. B. Oren, who lost a fine cow
recently, according to report by
thistle bloat, tells us that in his
opinion shorts, instead of this
tles, was responsible. He had
been feeding some bran, but
substituted shorts. On the fatal
day the cow had a feed of shorts,
hliea up on water, and was
turned on the thistles after
noon, when they were perfectly
dry, and was dead in a few
hours, having had no water
meanwhile. In this connection
we have heard that alfalfa bloat
can be surely prevented by put
ting lime in the water which
animals drink. Why shouldn't
the same thing prevent bloat
from thistles?
RAILROAD TALK
That the interests represented
by him probably would arrange
with bondholders to buy the New
Mexico Central railroad when it
is sold July 1 to satisfy the Inde
pendent Steel and wire Co.'s. the
Pittsburgh Trust company's and
other claims, was stated by Col.
W. S. Hopewell yesterday.
Judge Loren C. Collins, special
master, will begin today the ad
vercisement of the sale of the
road at public auction on July 1,
in accordance with the decree
granted May 6, in the district
court at Santa Fe. No bid for
less than $150,000 will be consid
ered.
