Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1891-08-28
Neighborbood News.
GRANT COUNTY.
IrMING

DraING.
From the Headlight
-Cranjall K Gardner were the con-
tractors for the construction of the big
Reservoirs on Kings Ranch, just com
a)ieted
7 James l. Coryel has opened up
at Hickox's old stand, on Silver Avenue,
a blacksmith and wagon repair shop.
Fred Smith started for Silver CITY on
Wednesday, looking determined and dan
gerous.
-Fassett, the new Collector Of the
Port Of New YORK, is large stockholder
in the Alamo EIcaco Cattle Company,
south west of Deming
Mrs, Ladislao Weber starts to-day on
a journey to her former home in Paris,
where she will reside with her aunt.
Berg & Laird are running whm on
the waterworks well, They have reached
depth of thirty-tive feet, and are push
ing matters vigorously. With its twenty
! s
begins to look like yswning abyss.
The name of the railway from Dem
ing to Chihuahua and thence to the
Pacific has been changed from the Moxi-
can Northern Pacific to the Mexican
Northwestern, or as approved by the
Secretary of Communications and Public
Works, La Compania Limitada del Fer
rocarril Mexico Noreste. Mr.. John w
Yeung is the organizer of the new COM
pany, and constructor for its construc-
tion.
Gardner and Crandall, contractors,
have good force on the cut at the june
tion OF the Silver City draw, and the
main line will be completed eight miles
out from the river toward Deming by the
first The mammoth shaft being sunk
by Messrs Berg & ''rd will be ready
for the pumping m..-hinery by Sept. 5th, !
and the whole .sork will be completed /
and ready fGFiaying the pipe to furnish
the city 8: Demng with a substantial
pure water, by Oct. 10Th.
SILVER CRY.
eTom the FL tcrprse.
Professor Campbell OF Fort Madison,
Iowa, has been engaged as the principal
Of the Silver City schools
II. IL. Whitehill, who has been quite
i'll at the hospital for the past week, is
considerably better, and viii soon be ON
his feet again
Judge CHM, of this city, has been
giving some little attention to the grow
ny OF cotton His efforts have been sue
,essful.
Col, r S, Allen has been spending
ew days in the city, proudly exhibiting
orns on his hands, the effect OF drill
match between himself and
dajor Spaulding.
Bob. Campbell, of Deming, fell into
G5-foot we'll one night last week, from
which he Vas extracted the next morning
bout daylight.
w. N. Fowler, who killed Anastacio
'adilla on the Mimbres last week has not .
ct been arrested although several officers
ave been out after him.
John Bragaw was over this week from
and informs the Enterprise
hat he expects to start up the Pavne,
Washington & Company mill by Septem- :,
er /. n
Two more vanners have been ordered
,r the Pacific mill, and as soon as they
re in place the full twenty stamps will
e dropping on ore. The pay roll Of the Il
1mpany averages from $1,000 to $4,000 d
er month, which will be increased
lightly when the mill is run at its full II
opacity. "
Miss Gaddis came in from the Mogol- Il
ms this week having finished her school
lere When she alighted at the Broad 81
ay hotel she left very fat purse on the N
AT Of the coach. When the loss was W
scoyered she Immediately visited the II
oneer corral and found that the honest
liver had taken good care OF the purse, u
waiting call from its owner. o'