Los Cerrillos rustler. (Cerrillos, N.M.) 188?-1891, 1891-06-05

Of S. Splegelherg and jewellery es-
tabllshment Of Nondrogan, being
entirely consumed. One half Of
the estimated loss was covered by
insurance.
David l.. Miller made final proof
Tuesday before the Register and
Receiver at Santa Fe, on his home.
stead adjoining Cerrillos on the
west. Mr.. Miller will have a beau.
tiful iownslte addition 10 the future
city Of Cerrillos.
Single copies Of this paper are
ten cents each not Sc. or PC. OF
nothing-as many people appear to
think who ark or write for sample
copies. But very few copies are
printed over our regular list OF
subscribers, and these are always
exhausted.
Keeping in view the scrlptural
Injunction that che who giveth u
the poor lendeth TO the Lord, T"
CIothler J. II. Gerdes, OF Santa Fe,
made the HUSTLER man a present
OF "a new hat this week. The hat
il cross between "A johnny get
your gun" and an "ah there, Chap
pie." aud Is worn with IA due
amount Of resignation to the de-
crees OF fate.
II has been decided by the cltl>
zens Of Cerrlllos to postpone the
election for town officers for sixty
days on account of the pOll-tax
law which makes the payment OF
that tax sixty days before a general
election a qualification to vote. As
the poll-tax has just become due,
the proclamation published fixing
the date of election on the the 10th
OF June, appeared to conflict, hence
the delay.
On Wednesday the 9th of May,
an eight-pound, bouncing baby boy
was born to MIR. and Mrs. Chales
V. Fraley, Of Turquesa. This was
their first born, and attended by
DIR. Palmer, mother and child are
doing well. Mr.. ID. Knight Carter
of Chicago, father of Mrs. Fraley,
was visitor to his daughter on the
eventual occasion. lie is on his
way to California for pleasure and
recreation.
The well known veteran, Major
Wynkoop, Of Santa Fe, was missing
from his accustomed place as grand
marshal during the Decoration
exercises at that place Saturday.
He is lying dangerously i'll at his
home in Santa Fe, serious doubts
being entertained or his recovery.
Major Wynkoop was one of those
concerned in the famous defence oI
Glorieta Pass during the civil war
and was one Of Its most valiant and
heroic defenders. Albuquerque
Democrat.
A correspondent wants to know
II the soil around Cerrlllos Is good
for agricultural purposes. Not SC
good for agricultural purposes as
for making brick, and then 1t re.
quires TO be manured to q proper
richness. However there are spot,
that prove the usual exception tC
the rule and where the soil would
raise good crops If 1t had water. Ii
brief, this Is not an agriculture
country in any sense of the word
but Is emphatically mining
country and its richest product:
are gold bricks, silver bullion, cop.
per matte and black diamonds.
Richard Green, who has been VI
on the Pecos for about ten days
came down Tuesday. He reports
the river pretty high but he suc-
ceeded in capturing about 500 fin,
trout and In wounding a large cin.
namon bear, which he tracked By
blood for quite distance until il
got into inaccessible ground. The
bear was only short distance ant
was knocked down by his bullet
bleeding very freely, but as ht
only had one gun and that a single
shot, he could not rush onto the
animal. SO 1t managed to escape
He reports grass good and game