Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-05-28
TERRITORIAL TOPICS.

Las Vegas would also like to work up q
mining boom near home.
James Murphy, pioneer merchant at
Albuquerque, died and was buried yester-
day.
Hugh Leeper, arrested at Albuquerque
on the charge OF having hand in the
Carthage murder, was turned loose. lie
is citizen of Valencia.
Louis Ifeld will soon begin the con-
struction Of handsome family residence
on his lots adjoining the Eisemann prop
erty on Copper avenue,--Citizen.
Hostelry tip from Las Vegas Manager
Chas f, Rudolph, of the Plaza hotel, has
fixed the price OF board at So a week, or
s. for twenty-Onc meal ticket
Somebody has written an anonymous
letter to the Las Vegas Optic imploring
the editor not to attempt to cover up the
alleged criminal record Of ]. w. Lynch.
T. NJ. Prescott, formerly Of this city,
recently made an assignment ut Trinidad,
where he has been engaged in business
for some time past. City Enter
prise.
The well boring outfit is prepared TO
sink 500 feet if necessary, although it is
not expected a depth Of over 200 feet will
be attained before supply Of water is
reached, ,-Raton Range.
Rev. g. +. Lawler is entertaining a
nephew, Whois prominent stock grower
in Missouri. This nephew, Mr.. Wier,
thinks OF transferring his live stock inter-
ests to New Mexico. Trinidad Citizen.
W. L. Hargravc, OF Puerto de Luna,
now in the city, has sold his wool clip OF
$1,000 pounds to Charles HELD at oigh-
teen cents. This is perhaps as high a
price as has been paid by any buyers
this season.-OptiC.
Wagons ladened with people from over
crowded Oklahoma are constantly passing
through town, many OF them looking for
place to locate. a number of new
families have settled among us the last
week and more will soon come in.-Clav-
ton Enterprise.
Jim Walker is not in durance vile for
shooting Johnny Carroll at Las Vegas,
as was reported. He was arrested while
holding cattle for G.. G. Heckle in the
vicinity Of Clayton, but succeeded in
walking away from the officer and max
ing good his escape.
| Mystery still surrounds the death OF the
Mexican milk man, five miles from
Carthage. II this thing continues we
would advise ranchmen and miners to
clean up their shooting irons and give
suspicious characters no opportunity to
| do them harm. -Socorro Advertiser.
/ Intelligence of II very reliable character
concerning the railroad into Mexico was
received Wednesday from Chicago. The
contracts have been let, and the road will
be finished from Deming to Las Palomas
by July J. From that point the work Of
construction will be pushed with all the
speed possible to the Guerrero connection
-Deming Headlight.
No country in the world has moro upon
which to base an invitation to home
seekers and investors than New Mexico
The newspapers are doing all they can il
the cause, but other work is necessary
and will pay rich return for the effort
Advertise our resources. Induce capita
to come here, work for u system OF irriga
ton that will transform the cattle ranges
in orchards and farms work for the de
velopment of our coal, iron, lead and pre-
cious metals. 1t will cost Individually bu
little and the returns will be individual,
great. Headlight.