Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-10-05
TERRITORIAL TIPS.

Inc w mite OaKS nigh SchO0l opened to-
day with Miss Grace Love, of Topeka
kas., as principal.
Capt. W. H. Graves arrived in Eddy
from Ontario, San Bernardino, CAL, where
he has been engaged in the fruit business
He will settle there and start nursery
A heavy hail storm visited Carthage on
Thursday of last week. The damage
done was chiefly to windows. The &C.
cumulatnn OF stones in some of the gull
lies was six feet deep.
j. B. Warner left Roswell for Mrs Rob-
ert's ranch, and will proceed at once to
sink an artesian well there. He has re-
ceived his reamer from st. Louis, which
enables him to 60 through any kind OF
strata he may encounter.
The Littlefed cattle company, Chaves
county, have gathered fine herd OF 900
steers, which are now on the trail to Clay
ten, where they will be delivered to parties
to whom they are already sold.
L. II. kellogg, an expert civil engineer,
who has been making careful survey Of
the Armendaris grants, returned to his
home in Denver Thursday evening, hav-
ing completed his labors.-San Marcial
Reporter.
Over 100, 600 pounds of silver ore was
unloaded here during the week for ship
ment to the Pueblo smelter. 1t was
brought over from Mexico and is said to
be exceptionally fine in quality. ty.-Deming
Headlight.
The Rio Grande has been on a rampage
this week. At Hatch bridge tie water
measured one inch higher Monday than
at any other period this year. In attempt
ing to ford the river ut that point on that
day traveller drowned his horse.-Las
Cruces Republican.
Two editorial excursions, one from In
diana and one from Illinois, will soon visit
Eddy and look over the lower Pecos val
ley. A committee of citizens have been
appointed to receive them and show
them the progress, the wonders and the
possibilities of that favored section.
The meeting Of the Sierra county OF
Black Range pioneers at Hillsborough
last Wednesday was fairly we'll attended
and was an enjoyable affair, the festivi-
ties closing with hop at the Union hotel
which was attended by the young people
of Kingston, Lake Valley, Hermoss and
the north end of Sierra county.
A committee of six, consisting Of Chris
Sellman, DR.. Olney, L. w. Hayward, T.
B. Mills, f. .. Kihlberg and G. A. Roth
geb, were appointed at Las Vegas to look
up a good location for fair grounds and
report at the next meeting, when per-
manent organization will be made and
subscriptions received.
A detachment from company D, 10th
cavalry, arrived Friday Sunday a por.
ton of them went to the old battle ground
on Beyer's Run to collect the remains Of
those who fell in the fight with the In.
dians in 1879. They will convey and in.
ter the remains in the National cemetery
at Fort Bayard. Lou Kruse acted as guide
for them .-Kingston Shaft.
The nursery agents are having a picnic
through northern New Mexico, one whom
we met!having just returned from two
months trip through the country, with an
Interpreter, and very well satisfied with
his fall work. With the amount of fruit
already raised in this part of the country,
two years more will see an immense
amount shipped out, and better
quality is hard to find.-Las Vegas Free
Press.
A. J. Buchoz, Of Las Cruces, who
claims to be the owner of the Ruelas
grant, at Ell Paso, Texas, will bring suit
at said place, in the United States circuit
court October term, 1917 against the
trespassers on said property. The Ruelas
grant comprises one half, "more or less,'
of the city of Ell Paso, Texas, and is very
valuable.
The shipments of grapes, apples and
other fruits and vegetables from this and
neighboring points in the county con.
tinues exceptionally large. Hundreds and
sometimes thousands of baskets leave
this station daily and are shipped to all
sections of the country. The majority of
the shipments, however, are billed to Ft.
Worth, Dallas, Sherman, Galveston, San
Antonio, San Angelo, Shreveport, New
Iberia and other Texas and Louisiana
cities.-Las Cruces Republican.
Lake Valley note: Things are running
smooth for Jim Finch this year. He not
only sold his Miles Standish property for
SIS, 900, but this week pay ore was dis
covered on both his other claims, the
Blackblrd and the Stone Ca5ln, which
adjoins the Standsh. Mr.. Finch himself
found the deposit on the Stone Cabin,
while the Blackbird strike was made by
Simon Tate, who few days before bond
ed the claim for $50, 1000, the papers going
on record this week.
The synod of New Mexico was opened
by the retiring moderator, Rev. G. H.
Cook. This gentleman was soldier in
the regular army, and was located at Ari-
zona, twenty-five years ago. After serv-
ing his enlistment, Mr.. Cook began
preaching to the Pima and Papago In
dians; he has preached twenty-one years
and has one church with fifty members.
Some Of these members, with their fam
lilies, come fourteen miles, each Sabbath,
to attend service. Large congregations
gather at different points, regularly, for
worship. Rev. s. W. Curtis, of Taos,
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