Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1891-01-24

near Ash Fork, Arisopa. 10 here to-day
and through O. L. Brooks has purchas-
ed 1850 sheep from Joblin A Lohman,
OF Las Crucea Mr.. Harmon will drive
HIS sheep overland 10 bis Arizona range.
George ". Hickox, the santa Pc Jew.
eler, has rented . store in this city and
will remove his stock OF watches and
jewelry from that town on the fret OF
March. Mr.. Hickox Is an ests' prisina
citizen and likes 10 be where business 10
rushing the year round.
Tboa. Post and Address Romero are
back from the latter's sheep ranch be
yond the, Zuni mountains, about lbO
miles froi. the city. Mr.. Post says they
encountered plenty OF sDow, and reports
the weather piercing!y cold. Sheep,
however, were found 10 good condition
NJ soon ~ the snow melts they will Ind
plenty Of grass - subelst ON.
The American Valley Oattle company.
W. Is. Slaughter president and general
manager, has just declared dividend OF
81 per cent II is an unusual thing for
q cattle COMPANY TO declare dividend,
but the American Valley, being "nder
the good management Of Mr.. Slaughter,
found itself at the end Of the year able
10 pay dividend to the stockholders OF
the company. Mr.. Slaughter 10 . cattle
man all over and knows how to conduct
big concern.
The A. A. Grant hose company held .
regular meeting last night and selected
the following officers for the ensuing s,s
months: Foreman, W, s. Mclaughlin;
first assistant. W. II. Cobb; second ~
sistant, +. W. Heyn, Jr.; secretary, r. +.
Shannon; treasurer, L. d. Msndsll.
Messrs- Shannon, Cobb, Earicxson,
Channberlin and Heyn were appointed q
COMMITTEES 10 arrange for the annual
ball, which will 10 held IN Grants opers
house the ars, Monday after Easter.
Col. MArmon, Of LAguna, 10 in the city
~ confer with John Donaldson, OF Phil
Adelphia, who has been sent out here tC
assist in seeing that the census Of the
Navajo indiana Ia properly and correct
ly taken. The colonel and Mr.. Donald
son are the appointed special .9eps Y
Oversee the work, and the oensus taking
OF the Indians will begin Friday. The
colonel will 60 out 10 LAguna tonight
arrange his Affairs there, and will NEE
Mr.. Donaldson at Gallup Friday morn
ing, from which place they will direct
operations
Col. Albright. OF the Desnocrst, ant
Major Donnelly, local land agent Of thu
Atlantic 4 Pacific land department., lsf'
this afternoon for santa Fs. Seeing ssv
erh well known sports al the depot I
rumor Was put In circulation that the Al
bright-Frost prize hght will come Of
earlier than expected and only few hss
tipa This, The CITIZEN 10 pleased Il
say, 10 incorrect, % no day has been %
for the fight, and the Albuquerque col
onel hes not yet gone into active train
ing. Major Dounelly goes 70 Santa n
70 interview the legislature on csrtall
measures.
The corps Of owl engineers, Who wer'
SAINT out . few days ago by the RiG
GrSnds Irrigation and Colonization com
pany 70 examine the location Tor III
main reservoir for tho canal. returned u
the city last ME IL and this morning M,
Simpson. one Of the engineers, states .h
report Of their work will 10 SAINT Tor con
alteration 10 the Boston directors, afts
which II will bs made known TO The pub
lie. The .'s,ty are hero TO await fur
ther orders. IL ~ Mr.. Simpsons opin
ion that the corps will soon 10 orders'
10 make survey Of the country abov
Pena Blanca.