Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-09-16
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schools last week was $50.
w. A. White, of Colfax county, sold
bis Fountain Springs" ranch to r.
Miller and brother; consideration ST.
900.
| Gilbert & Snllivan's opera Patience
10 soon to be presented by local talent at
Silver City,
The Feliz dam, on the P. l. 4 l. Co..
canal, Chaves county, was washed out
sgain by the large head Of water caused
by the heavy rain.
The Roswell public school opened with
pupilage OF ninetytwo, nnder the tutor.
ship of Prof. Hill as principal and Misc
Alma Root, as assistant.
Blossbnrg note: Onr schools began on
the 9th with about 1870 pupls enrolled.
Miss Boardman in the intermediate and
Miss Brokaw in the primary rooms.
At the preliminary hearing of John G.
| Hill, DR.. North and Jack Woods, at
Springer, Monday and Tuesday, on a
charge OF crookedness in shipping cattle,
they were bound over to court, the two
former under $4,000 aud Woods 81 1000
| bonds.
Hon. S. W. Dorsey and wife spent
Monday and Tuesday in Ration. The
senator left on Wednesday for Washing
ton city via Denver. He is department
commander of New Mexico Grand Army
OF the Republic, and will attend the
national enCampment next week.-Raton
| Range.
Grant county wall: There will be
special meeting of the board OF county
| commissioners next Monday to take
some action on the question of the pay
ment OF interest on the bonds of the
county. The July interest Oh the bonds
has not vet been paid and the holders OF
the bonds are getting impatient. The IN
terest is now more than two months
overdue.
What water is doing for Ration: Dave
Dwyer is working an eight horse power
grader on Second street and will soon
have that thoroughfare in good condition.
e - *Raton badly needs and must have
more houses. There are five new houses
now under process of construction, two
more under contract and they are all en-
gagged and not a vacant house in town.
Work has at last been commenced on
the great reservoirs TO be thrown across
the Hondo river, about nine miles west
of Roswell, in Chavez county. The fran
chise, sites, etc., for the scheme, were
recently secured by the Pecos Valley
Irrigation company, and they will make
these reservoirs portion OF their already
immense system.
Tom York, of Roswell, gave an exh:-
| Lsk;o. 1t Ill ohopfinn uphiph with
out exception, the best ever seen in this
country. He hit nickels, dimes and pn'a
toes, blocks Of wood and clay balls thai
were thfg wn in the air. Out OF forty seven
shots he missed two Pretty good TOR
man that does not claim to be world
beater. Mr.. York is going to give an ex
hlbition of his skill at the Roswell Fair.
Albuquerque Times.
The provisional committee of the Sun
day school convention met at the Presby-
terian church and organized by continuing
the officers elected one week ago. 1t was
decided to call convention to meet the
llth day of October, also to invite Rev.
Uawer, of Trinidad, Rev. G. G. Smith, OF
Santa Fe, to be present. The, secretary
WAS instructed to notify all Sunday schools
in tie county, request them either to at
tend zen masse" or seEd delegates, sIso
to publish notices of the convention in
English and Spanish in the county news
papers.-Raton Reporter.
Early this morning it was reported to
Policeman Kriegelsteiner that Leon Caron
was dead in his room over Pillsbury q
Walton's drug store, and on investigation
he found the report true. The body was
taken to Strong's and sometime this
afternoon the arrangements for the fun.
era will be announced. Mr.. Caron was
proprietor of the Phoenix ealoon on North
Third street; came here several years ago
from Los Cerrillos, and had many friends
who mourn his death. He was only sick
a few days.--Albuquerque Citizen.
Ration note: Tuesday morning, Mr..
Alf. Bennett, young and popular en-
gineer on the A., r. & S. F., was sitting
on the bed at his home here when he
noticed that his revolver hanging at the
head OF the bed looked as if it was about
to fall out of the scabbord. He reached
for it to place it more securely in its place,
when it fell out and as he attempted to
catch it the gun was discharged, the ball
entering his right thigh making very
serious and painful wound. Drs. Shuler
and Chapman were called and found the
bullet had passed through the thigh shat
terng the limb badly.
One morning last week II. D. Nc
Knight stumbled and fell on trunk, in
his room, at the Thinner house, in such q
manner as to Rever one of the small
arteries in his nose. The fall rendered
him insensible for time and when he
regained consciousness he was literally
covered with blood. He crawled to the
side Of his room and rang the bell. A
physician was summoned who stopped
the flow Of blood land Mr.. Mcknight is
rapidly recovering. Had he remained
unconscious many minutes longer he
would certainly have bled to DEATH
Silver City Sentinel.