Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-03-17
TERRITORIAL TIPS.

Railroad building is looking New Mex
Toward. Ration Range
Stock men of bona Ana county have
organized against cattle thieVee.
The mail service between durango and
Jewett has been increased to atrl-Weekiy.
l.. C. Woodson, superintendent of tive
Dona Ana public schools, is visiting all thu
schools in the county.
A sure thing Tie Denver Il FIT. Worth
road is bound for Las Vegas, AZ fast as
the contractors can put it there. -Opllc.
DR.. c. H. Bailey, brother OF DR.. J. Il.
Bailey, of Mesilla, died at his ranch south
OF Chamberino last Saturday morning, of
congestion of the lungs. The remains
were sent to Cherokee, kas., for inter.
ment.
The indications are good for the locs-
ton of a pottery in Ration. In addition
to crockery, friedrich and thing will be
manufactured on an extensive scale Elk
perlenced men with ample capital are in.
vestigating the project.
W. H. Byrets, of Socorro, offers $500
cash to any firm or corporation that will
start all industry in that city that " Ill
employ fifty men, and Catrina Cortlnas
Will give 500 to any one who will start
up the Merritt stamp mill and mine.
Ration to-day is far more prosperous
| than the average western town. With q
lew more intelligent and industrious
farmers in this vicinity, this town with
its present superior advantages would
rapidly assume metropolitan airs
Range.
Las Vegas note: The Building & Loan
association held a meeting at Wise X
HOssett's office last evening and loaned
money in both series. Geo. Ward
secured 81 900 Of the first series at pre-
MUM OF 23 per cent, and Billie Reed, $55O
of the second series, pay ing Az per cent
premium therefor.
Burwell Spence, living on the Navajo,
known 10 every one in town, is a natural
curiosity, though few may know it. He
has beard seven feet long. He keeps
1t braided and cooled inside his vest. 1t
Is one uf the most remarkable growths OH
record. A picnic for Barnum could he
engage him.
Some 10000 to 10000 cattle will BE-
driven from that part Of Texas lying be-
tween Ell Paso and the Pecos river. These
cattle are now being gathered. and most
OF them will be on the trail this month.
Quite number of these cattle were in
tended for the Cerokee strip, but will now
he ruled out Of that section 10y the recent
proclamation OF the president. Suppose,
how ever, that they will be able to find
| grazing grounds in the Chickasaw, Choc-
law and other nations of the biz Indian
| territory.
Las Cruces note: The large house
which the Shalam colony has been bu it,
| ing to use as Il nursery is nearly completed
| DR.. New brougll says he has 200 infants
| ready to be moved i'll rs soon rs the house
is finished. Elghty-tive will come from
30 ton and the balance from New Orleans
| Las Cruces is fortunate in not having
this unalic a-y lum located near her. just
imagine 20J bowling kids in the same
house! why, it would be enough to drive
all ordinary human being distracted.
The Springer Land association, an ex.
| teDsive corporation, owning an immense
| irrigation system and large tru, Is of land
IN connection, has elected Col. J. W.
Dryer as general manager. This is Il most
| fortunate movement Tor the association
as Col. Dryer, by his long residence
large experience, level headed ju igment
| and untrng energy, will give character
| to and confidence in the enterprise. This
| corporation Is on . sound financial basis
being owned by Chicago capitalists with
headquarters at Springer.