Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-08-22
TERRITORIAL TIPS.


Hilsboro ls about to organizea com mer.
cial club.
Hon. q. A. Richardson is working hard
to make the Chaves county fair big suc-
cess.
Hite K Co. will begin the publication OF
a new Democratic daily, the Times, at
Albuquerque on the LIST of September.
Grant county note The rains which
have visited this section during the past
few weeks will be worth thousands of
dollars to stockmen.
San MarciaI note: The election Mon
day for the purpose OF voting on propo-
sition to levy special lax for school pur-
poses carried with but two dissenting
votes.
The Masons, knights OF Pythias and
Odd Fellows will organize lodges here
within the next sixty days. They have
large commodious rooms, well adapted
for their purposes in the Tsnsill block
Eddy Argus.
General Manager Pels and Chief En
gineer Preston are looking over the
Springer ditch system, with notion OF
improving it. 1t is thought they will
build up the banks of the Dwyer lake
and make areservoir out OF it.-Stock-
man.
Eddy note: Two gentlemen from JEFF
ferson, Iowa, representing a number OF
farmers f,om that Deighborhood, were
investigating the valley during tho week,
having in view especially, its adapt
ability for the raising Of high grade
sheep. Their verdict was extremely
favorable.
George W. Geer, well known all over
New Mexico, died at Trinidad last even
ing. 1t may be truly said Of him that he
died of broken heart, having been ruined
by the Ration bank failure. He was one
of natures noblemen, and his loss will
he mourned by multitude of friends.-
Las Vegas Optic.
Are the American people losing their
patriotism, or have the emoluments of
Office lost their charms? asks the Silver
City Enterprise, and then says: "Thus
far, several very important offices have
gone begging, whilst the few who are
willing to chance the senatorial toga, are
too bashful to make their desires
known"
Gov. Prince has rendered to our towns
man, the Hon. Juan Jose Baca, the ap-
pointment of aid on the governors staff of
the territorial militia, with the rank of
major, and Mr.. Baca has accepted the
appointment. The honor is well deserved
and we are sure Mr. Baca will make an
efficient and painstaBiDg officer OF our
militia. .-Socorro Chleftain.
G. o. Shields, commissioner OF immi-
grafton, is in correspondence with parties
who are desirous Of ascertaning the guam
tity and quality of the gypsum deposits
in the Pecos valley. Ii the information is
chinery to manufacture plaster of Paris,
and prepare the gypsum for fertilizing
purposes. Specimens of the pulverized
and crystal have been sent to them.-
Eddy Argus.
NJ. D. Minter, who has just returned
from the Panhandle, says that there is
great deal of talk about railroad building
through the Pecos valley, over there. The
Rock Island company are now unloading
rails and ties at Panhandle City, and de.
clare that it is their intention to build
sixty miles OF the road before spring. This
road will tap The Pecos valley road at
Roswell, and in all probability, the coal
fields of White Oaks.-Roswell Record.
White Oaks Eagle: Too much money
is constantly being sent out of town for
goods that can be bought of or through
our merchants just as cheaply. We be-
lieve that if our people stopped to consider
what q detriment thls practice tends to
work on the general prosperity OF the
town. it would in great measure cease.
We have as yet no foreign income, every
thing is generated here, therefore it be-
hooves US to keep our money in circula.
ton at home. Help build up the town
by encouraging and patronizing home en-
terprise.
Says st. Louis paper: 1T is ru-
mored that Jay Gould will this fall and
winter pass his time at Ell Paso, Texas,
and Eddy, N. NJ. 1t is said that Mr..
Gould is especially pleased with Eddy, n.
NJ, and that he prefers the climate Of
that place in the fall and winter months
above all other places. He even took
the trouble to write an autograph letter to
an emigration company at Eddy, lauding
the climate and saying that he had no
objection to the use Of his letter as an
advertisement, suggestion which the
Eddy company was not slow in adopting"
Silver City Enterprise; Articles have
been signed between Joe E. Sheridan,
the sporting editor Of the Great Religious
Weekly, and J. G. Meeder, OF the Mo
gollons, that the said editor is to travel
the distance on foot from Silver City to
the White house ranch within ten hours.
The wager laid is $l0O a side, and for
felt is put up. The walk will come off
within sixty DAYS. Sheridan will 60 into
training Immediately. 1t is against the
religious principles Of this paper to lay
wager, but Just the same it will bet it's
mallet, shooting stick, Office towel and
quoins on the sporting editor. This wager
is open for exchanges only. The distance
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