Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-08-19
TERRITORIAL TIPS,

Walter Owen, the actor, will give "The
Messenger" at the Albuquerque opera
house on Wednesday, August "a, assistf d
b, popular local talent.
San Juan note The La Plata Ditch
company is putting in number of arte-
sian wells along the line of the ditch in
the vicinity of Soda springs.
The Blossburg public school will open
on Monday, August 5, with Ard S. Black
ford as principal and Miss Lizzie Board
man, OF Las Vegas, and Miss Brokaw, of
Albuquerque, as assistants.
S. G. Pyeatt has received word from the
warden of the penitentary that his son,
Guyre, is rapidly failing in health. Tho
warden adds that the boy is being well
taken care of.-San Juan Times.
The recent appropriation to pay Indian
depreciation claims will distribute about
$35, 900 in San Miguel county, SIC, 900 in
Mora, $40 900 in Colfax, 10000 in Ber-
nalillo and $l50,000 in Valencia. Ration
Range.
Major T. Ii. Haynes and Mr.. O'Con-
nor, of Louisville, KY, passed through
here for Springer Tuesday. They are ill.,
terested in the Springer Cement company
and are talking Of starting up the works
at an early day.-Range.
Qnite number Of Nebraska people
have been looking over the Vermejo
ditch system. They represent about 100
families who are contemplating locating
in this county. They are we'll to 10 peo-
pie and will be made welcome. Ration
Range.
A narrow gauge mountain cog working
locomotive, No. 2l2, was freight this
morning from Cadillac, Mich, and was
sent out on freight train No. SO for Mitch
ell N. NJ, this afternoon. The engine is
for the Iuni mountain railroad. --Albu-
querque Citizen.
Locke & McHenry have made ship
ment OF San Juan county peaches to Dem
yer and it is believed that this season the
principal Colorado markets will be sup
piled with fruit from our orchards. It is
reported that Denver man will be here
to purchase direct from the growers
San Juan Times.
Las Vegas note: The Building & Loan
association held it's regular monthly meet
ing last evening, 5000 being leaned to
members at premiums ranging from 80
to 80 per cent. The association is in
hourishing condition, 81, 700 having been
paid in after II O'Clock yesterday. The
directors resolved to pay II per cent to
all withdrawing shareholders in the first
series, alter to-day.
Mr.. Morawetz has placed the school
bonds of school district No. 5, and that
the money will he forthcoming this week.
Director Pierce assures us that as soon as
the money is received the contract will
be let tor the erection OF brick building
that will not only be credit to the dis
trict but will be conveniently built for
primary and grammar departments, and
will occupy one of the most beautiful
building sites in the vicinity OF Farming
ton.- junction City Times.
A copy of the petition OF the Albuuuer.
que fire department, asking the territorial
tiremen for their signatures, has been
mailed to every company in the territory,
and most of the petitions have been re-
turned duly and properly signed. The
petition is in the nature OF prayer, which
will be presented to the next legislature
praying that tho enomp ption law of 1890,
whereby volunteer firemen of New Mexico
are exempt from jury duty, military SER
vice and the payment Of poll taxes, be
reinstated.- Citizen.
Anent the execution of Falkner, "Old
Timer" writes the Las Vegas Optic: "a
man by the name of Montapez was the
first hung by law, after San Miguel coun-
ty had been organized, and another, by
ward, both being hung at the town Of San
Miguel, which was at that time the
county seat; then, in 1861, woman,
named Paulita, was hung, in Las Vegas.
Antonio J. Herrera was then the sheriff
OF the county. In 1861; colored man,
at the hill above Col. T. B. Mills house,
was also hung. Juan Romero was then
the sheriff of the county"