Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-12-22
TERRITORIAL TIPS.


SAN JUAN sIFTINGs.
James Muldoon and Arthur Stewart of
Denver, two stone masons, paid visit
to Harrington last week. They were
that satisfied with the country that they
invested $3.50 IN four lots in the town
and intend to build two stone cottages
as soon as they return from Denver.
The Cebolla Cattle company of Fort
Wingate which Mr.. Carr represents has
purchased the hay of Grayson Hampton,
Abe Dunning and George Rathien in all
abo ut $50 tons, and are on the road with
q bunch of steers to feed, 1t was the in-
tentioh of the company to bring in about
800 head
Andy Stephenson has been busy during
the past week in completing his wine
cellar and slowing away the product of W.
S. Mitchell and Frank Chebran's wine
making. The cellar will be 32x2G feet in
side with depth Of eight feet. He has
now twenty-six barrels of wine stored
away that is in process of making.
Messrs. Chase, Dunlap and Shahan, of
Pennington, have just closed contract
with Hugh Griffin to complete four miles
of the Independent ditch. The work is
from the terminus of the ditch at the
glade back of Pennington up the ditch
and is to be completed by April 1, The
consideration is 81 300
Saturday last the infant boy of Tap
Taylor, of Cedar Hill a little toddler
only l year old, fell into the open fire,
burning its head in a frightful manner.
When rescued it was found that the right
side of the face was burned almost to
cinder. He will lose the sight of his right
eye and perhaps of the other while his
right ear is entirely burned off.
E. R. Sizar, of Rifle, Colorado, one of
the old pioneers of the west is travelling
through San Juan county in the interest
of Silas Wilson's nursery, of Atlantic,
Iowa. 1t is quito evident to a casual
observer that Mr.. Sizar knows all about
fruit and the varieties that are best TO
plant He has been quite successful
taking orders.
SILVER CITY NUGGETS.
The number of prisoner, in the county
Jail is now considerably less than the
average for the past two years.
Work has been resumed on the Epis-
copal church and the roof is now being
put on. When completed it will be
very handsome edifice.
A skeleton was found on Maisers ranch |
below town last week. The bones are
those of human being but his identity |
Will probably remain mystery.
D. R. Brownell and Eugene Cosgrove
have purchased the hardware store of
John S. Swift. Mr.. Swift and family con-
template leaving Silver City soon,
The Commercial club held its last
meeting Thursday evening, There has
not been much interest taken in it lately
by the members and it was thought best |
to wind up the affairs of the club.
A surprise party was given to Miss Lou
Conway, at the residence of Col. j. W.
Carter, last Thursday evening. 1t was
Miss Conway's birthday and the evening
was very pleasantly spent by Miss Con-
way and her friends.
There has been considerable talk about
,old weather in the past two weeks but
he lowest point reached by the ther-
has been only few degrees be-
ow freezing point. The mercury has not
oeen anywhere near zero this month.
Society circles were shaken from center
o circumference last week by the report
,e canard. Another wedding is on the
apis and when it comes off it will sur
,rise some of the folks around town.
The storms of the past ten days have
'een pretty hard on cattle on the ranges.
here is very little feed, water is scarce
nd cattle are thin. They look bad
nough in good weather when they can
et over the ranges but the bad weather
or the past few days has made them look
1uch worse.
ALBUQUERQUE LOCALS.
The Catholic fair is being largely at
ended. The proceeds are to go toward
recting hospital.
Rev. Chas. Pistor is weak ministerial
rother, and he should saw wood and
race up, says the Citizen.
At meeting of the Independents in
Id town Juan Duran was nominated for
ustice of the peace and Quirino Coulter
Or constable. For mayordomo of ace
uia, Manuel Garcia; second, Francisco ,
ntonio Garcia.
The Albuquerque Gun club will hold a
ife shoot at turkeys at their club grounds
1 the fair grounds on Christmas day,
at II noon. There will also
Q shoots at live and clay birds.
The Citizen has had man at work for
week gathering statistics of the new
uilding erected in the city the past year.
he total is double the expectations of
le most sanguine enthusiast The New
ear edition of the Citizen will be illus !
,ated, eight pages, and will be worth
snding abroad.
Col. Burdick, father-in-law of c. A.
mentp pcame up from Deming and has a
pom at. the European. The colonel
,ates that he regrets the publicity about
le closing of the Armijo and the not
riety occasioned by the connection of L
is son-in-law, and is here to arrange o
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