Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-08-20
TERRITORIAL TOPICS.
Las Vegas is the latest town to screech
Metropolis" Rats!

Las Vegas is the latest town to screecb
Metropolis" Rats.
Says the Albuquerque Citizen: "Get
vaccinated. The small pox is at Socorro.
Three deaths have occurred there recent
| ly."
The Springer Stockman suggests con-
ventlon Of newspaper publishers at Albu-
querque on one OF the days OF the territor-
ial fair.
John Cleary, one of the old timers Of
this county, died very suddenly at Hills
borough, Sunday morning the l1th inst,
OF cholera morbus.
David Martinez new threshing ma
chine is at work at La Joya. Rio Arriba
county, turning out 200 bushels of wheat
per day. He will shortly 20 to Taos val
ley.
The Mora brass band will give ball in
Taos during the San Geronimo festivities.
They have engaged Lieberts hall for two
nights. Great preparations are making
for this feast.
Mr. Antonio Romero, son of Don Felix
Romero, ex-county commissioner, will
daughter of Mr.. Charles Hartt, an old
resident OF Ranches de Taos.
Miss Nora Shepler, of Medicine Lodge
kas. Hugh Cowan, of Eureka springs,
Ark, and }. r. Taylor died of consump-
ton at Las Vegas OH Sunday. This isn't
a very good record for Las Vegas claims
as a health resort.
This year the tax rate in Sierra county
is 2 cents and 9-l0 of q mill, exclusive OF
the cattle tax, which is = mill add-
tional, and is this year assessed on all
cattle owners instead of, as formerly,
only on owners Of more than 300 head.
Milton II. stapp, who has applied for
q pension, was at the battle OF Pigeon
ranch, or Glorieta, and took part in the
battle against Major TeePs regiment of
artillery. 1t was then that Mr.. Staap lost
his hearing and crippled his right leg
Citizen.
Major Harry Whiting yesterday dug up
at Albuquerque eight l2-pound how
itzers, supposed to have been buried in
1862. They are supposed to be part OF
the McCrea battery captured by the
rebels at Fort Craig. The Historical So
ciety of New Mexico should by all means
secure these relics OF war times on the
frontier.
John S. Delano, Of the Delano-Dwyer
Ranch company is going to the territorial
fair, and he describes his plan of action
thus: u shall have under the same
roof, lot OF about twenty grand dairy
COWS and show of improved and mod
ern dairy implements and machinery.
But the novelty will be in this: Having
complete dairy in operation with the
typical dairymaids at work. making the
same gilt edge butter that sells in New
York and Philadelphia at from 60 cents
to 81 per pound"
The attorney on the part OF the prosecu.
ton in t! Burlingame embezlement case,
in presenting the case and his argument,
abandoned the accusation set up in the
complaint charging defendant with hay
ing stolen and appropriating the county
funds to his personal use, but relied upon
the charge of having deposited or loaned
the money to the bank, and being unable
in consequence of the failure OF the bank
to turn over the money, as county treas
urer, to his successor was sufficient
grounds in warranting the justice in find
ing for the prosecution and placing defend
ant under bond of $4,000 for his ap-
pearance at the next session OF the grand
jury.-Chiaftain.