Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-10-04


Smfhiel.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER a 1902.
Yom Kipur was observed last Saturday
by the Jewish residents Of this place.
Anthony Joseph viii be here next Sat-
urday in attendance at tha county dem
Ooratio convention.
II. L Odkes has q young lady boarder
1T his house, She arrived last Sunday
and weighs ten pounds.
8 W. Butler was wearing a broad
emile last week. Mrs. Butler presented
him with a bouncing girl last Tuesday.
The campaign 10 this county will com
mence In earnest next Saturday. Il win
DO short but interesting.
The Crawford Comedy Company win
commence a four nighta engagement
here tomorrow evening.
A session Of the teachere examining
board wa held yesterday for the ax-
animation OF teachers here.
James Gilmore, Of Lone Mountain, Il
the father Of = bouncing boy. The FIRST
thing the little fellow did was 10 shout
Justify for Cleveland
Rev. r E. Pierce preached his fare.
we'll sermon in Sht Methodist church
here last Sunday. There was q large
attendance,
William Brahm sold between 400 and
800 steers last week TO be shipped to
Nebraska. They were yesrlings and up
ward and the tertht we're private.
Foster, ~theweatber prophet, predicted
that there would DO heavy rains in thil
section the last OF September. Perhaps
he meant next September.
A pumpkin weighing 112 pounds is on
exhibition at the Exchange. It il from
the ranch Of J. K. Metcalfe on the Man
gas and is attracting 6onsidera BILE atten.
ton.
The wedding Of Mary E., daughter o
Col and Mrs. P. R Smith, and Georg,
Anderson is announced for to-morrov
evening at Deming. It VIII take plac,
in the Congregational church.
The reported attack Of Indians on Joe
Walker, near Kingston last week, turn
out to have been utterly without soun
dation. Thera are no hostile Indians il
Sierra county.
Mrs. Martin Mullen died at the Gran
County hospital last Friday morning
She came here a short time sinos from
the Apache Teio ranch Of which hei
husband was foreman.
Mariana Barela, sheriff Of Dona AM
county, died Of fatty degeneration Of th,
heart on Monday Of last week. He ha
been sheriff Of Dona Ana county for
number of years and was a highly re
spsStee citizen.
Rev. R E. Pierce leaves tomorrow 70
Albuquerque where he will attend th
Methodist conference. From that plac
he goes East "a remain. He has bee
pastor Of the Methodist church here 70
three years.
The ladies Of the Methodist church G
this city gave a fair, entertainment an
supper at Morrill, Hall last Friday ever
ing for the benefit Of the chd rch. Tn
attendance was good and the affair q e
nancial success.
It is not often that Usage orange make
a growth OF IA feet IN a year but it doe
sometimes. Such a growth was mad
this year on ]. K. Metcalfe's ranch an
one Of the shoots is on exhibition at th
Exchange where doubters may convinc.
themselves Of the fact.
A special tax, amounting u abou
$1,000, was @Fiea in this county thi
year for a bridge fund. The law pr
vides for a per capita tax which may b
paid in work or money in each precinC
but this is not available as a gener'
county fund such az is needed for th
construction Of expensive bridges. Tn
tax is q move in the right direction.
The republicans have finally settle
on Charles Dennis 10 a candidate fc
county commissioner from the first di
trict Of this county. Alexander McGrel
or was nominated by the republica
county convention for the Office and T
fused to run. The county central con
mittes then named J. O. Berry and the
found il necessary to get another cand
date. It is to be hoped that Dennis wi
continue in the race and that the con
mittss will not find it necessary to hun
up another candidate.
O. II. Dane, president OF the First n
tional Banks Of Silver City and Denim
was indicted by the United States graz
jury which closed iA labOrs at Las Or
ces last week. He is chafged with 81
bezzling funds from both banks and Il
indictments embrace about a hundr'
closely written pages His bonds amour
ed in the aggregate to $4,000 which
wa unable 10 give and he was taken
the Territorial ~penitentiary At Santa ]
10 await trial