Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-04-04
TERRITORIAL TOPICS.
The Rio tirande in the lower countr
is rising rapidly.

The Rio Grande in the lower country
is rising rapidly.
Albuquerque health nofP: T. Tamony
now manages to get around with tte assist
ance OF a pair OF crutches.
Col. S. A. d. Upton, OF Silver City, sent
q handsome easter present., consisting Of
a rare collection Of Rocky mountain wild
flowers, to Mrs. President Harrison,
The store room at Socorro, formerly oc-
cupied by A. Cortesy aa Il wholesale
liquor house, has been rented blythe tenn
perauce alliance, and is being furnished
for their use.
The body of Louis Rieke, the yonng
man who died Sunday afternoon at the
Armijo from consumption, was shipped
to his parents this afternoon. -Albu4uer-
que Citizen.
Peach apricot. plum and apple trees in
full bloom attract the admiration OF pass
engers from the frozen north ard east.
Truly nature IL Il good advertiser OF New
Mexi o's beautiful climate.
Judge Hubbard, late OF Trinidad, Colo,
who has purchased Il large amount OF real
estate within the vicinity Of Socorro, re-
ceived Il large consignment OF fruit trees
that he will place upon one OF his large
ranches.
The toll bridge across the Rio Grande
at Rincon is no longer Il doubt. All
necessary arrangements have been com
pleted between the county commissioners
and the railroad company, and work is to
be commenced at once.
Only 446 votes were cast in the Las
Vegas city election. Albuquerque cast
742, counting five persons to the vOter-a
very liberal estimate; this would give
Las Vegas population OF $3.50, and AL
buquerque population OF 3,7lU.
Charley Tamme was defeated for town
trustee yesterday by the very thin majority
of three in total vote of 1866 Mr..
Tamme is recognized as one of the most
useful, enterprising and enlighted citizens
OF this city, and his defeat is generally
regretted.
G. II. Cadv, All old Sierra county miner,
writes the Black Range from Los An
geles: 81 have just returned from the
gold excitement in lower California; it is
the greatest humbug ever known. 1t vas
gotten up by the International Land com
pany. Tell your friends to stay at home"
Educational waif from the Albuquerque
Democrat: "The mission school at Los
Only three children are in attendance,
and the teacher has any amount Of spare
time on her hands in consequence. 1t is
said that the parents are oath bound not
to send their children to school"
Arthur Hawley, w. S. Collins, Charles
Powers and Mr.. Sweeney loaded
wagon with provisions this morning and
started overland for the Oklahoma coun-
try, their destination being Knghsher,
one OF the new land office towns of Okla
homa. They intend to average twenty
miles day, and rs the distance is about
500 miles, it will take the party twenty
five days to make their destinstion.-
Albuquerque Citizen
Surveyor Basler is engaged this week
in running preliminary survey for an ir-
rigating canal on the south side OF the
San Juan above Largo. This enterprise
is being pushed by the citizens Of Largo
and vicinity, who have grown tired OF be-
ing humbugged by alleged Colorado capl-
talists whose stock in trade consists OF UNI
limited gall and a faculty for lying With
out provocation.-Sa Juan Independent.
Those who have planted fruit trees in
northern New Mexico lave been entirely
successful, and the yield of 9-year-old APP
pie trees is equal to that OF the oldest trees
III the eastern states. Apples, cherries,
plums, peaches, strawberries, pears, cur
rants, gooseberries, blackberries dcfabs
have been tried there with great success.
Several farmers Melted in 1888 1870 per
acre from apples and plums on the Max
we'll grant, and a man raising fruit on the
valley lands under ditch can double lis
capital in lev years.--Trnidad Adver-
tiser.