Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-05-04
TERRITORIAL TIPS.

Las Vegas will erect public drinking
fountain.
Las Cruces has bought land for new
public school building.
The alfalfa farms of New Mexico will
make great showing this year.
Deming will vote on a proposition to
issue bonds and build a 1000 school
house.
Las Vegas, Albuquerque, Silver City,
Deming, Roswell and Eddy all have base
ball mines.
The Deming and Florida shipments Of
ore during the past week crowd closely
upon 225, 900 pounds.
Twelve miles OF the Whitewater. Han
over railroad are ready for the ties. Track
laying begins next week.
Rev. M. Matheson, Of the Spanish
Presbyterian church of Socorro, was
thrown from his buggy and quite badly
bruised.
Within the last few days there has been
considerable rain west of the Rio Grande
in Socorro county this is much needed
as the ranges are short OF grass.
Howard H. Belts, grocer at Silver City,
made an assignment Saturday to D. q.
Hobart. Liabilities, $23 900; assets, 49,
600. A large part of which will be diff
cult to realize on.
Burglars cut large piece Of glass out OF
the east front window of Harrison's hard
ware store, at Socorro, and appropriated
two shot guns and three rifles. The loss
was nearly 500.
Albuquerque note: There was but lit
tie change in the river yesterday, and as
large force of men are watching the
banks no trouble is anticipated.
The Black Range cattlemsn have sold
all their and 4-year-old steers. The D
D bar outfit have shipped $50 head and
are still gathering. Tom Moore has
shipped $50 head and Ed. Hull about 20
head.
Sperry & Co. last week purchased the
Risden saw-mill and have moved it up
the Sugarite near Lilly's place, and will
commence the manufacture OF lath,
shingles and lumber at once.-Raton Re-
porter.
At the government sale Of condemned
goods, Fort Union, Thursday, j. X. Nc
Cowan, dealer in second hand goods at
Albuquerque, bought stationary engine
and boiler for $251. John Hill, Las We
gas contractor, was bidder for the ma
chinery.
Senator J. A. Ancheta made business
trip to the valley last week. While al
Mesilla he was given grand reception
by the citizens, headed by the Mesills
band. The senator's efforts on behalf o.
his constituents in Dona Ana were duly
appreciated. -Enterprise.
At Ration the Anderson house was gel
on fire at two places at the same time. A
! large bunch of cotton waste which hat
been saturated with oil was discovered OF
fire alongside the building, and anothe
bunch in the wash room. 1t was discov
cred, however, before the fire had mad'
much Roadway.
: Officials of the Fort Worth & Denver So.
tt at traffic on that line has received
wonderful impetus since the recent rains
and that the tonnage has largely increased
and is still increasing. They are conf
dent that if no disastrous floods occur
causing heavy washouts, etc., that tn
, present year will be the most prosperou
, one financially the road has eyer known
Col. Pickett contemplates trip t.
California after court adjourns. Th
: colonel has not been out of the territor,
. since 'S5, and has done about as muc'
hard work as any lawyer ia the country
He will spend month or more on tn
coast. Mrs. Pickett, who is now in 'Fris
CO. will return with him.-Enterprise.
albuquerque, in it's enterprisiug zeal t
/ make known its attractions and resource
to the outside world, has been taken in
by "Jim Crow" advertising schem
: located in Chicago. That city has learne
Q by expensive experience that it ID cheap
q or and more effective to advance HON