Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-09-13
Aaron Eischman of Copper City and con
signed to Swift Rrns

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/ signed to Swift Bros.
Las Vegas note: George Hubell wa
held up for $6.35, all the money he ha
on his person, while driving Dick
delivery wagon from the insane asylum
building, the other evening. The job wa
neatly done by two Mexicans.
Mr.. A. f. Miller of Farmington, Col
Williams of Astec, and other gentleman
are circulating petitions to the Indian bu
reau, recting the danger from the traffi
in liquor with Indians and asking that tn
Navajoes be prohibited from leaving thel
reservation. AS shoUld be the petition
are receiving numerous signatures.-Sar
Juan Times.
They are violating the fish law up il
San Juan county. The Times says
Messrs. Peter K. Knickerbocker ard NJ
fl. Sharp, Of Center Point, returned Tues
day evening from ten nays trout fishing
trip on Pine river. They report having
had high old time, and they caught
about eighty pounds Of trout which they
packed in salt and brought home. Pete
caught the biggest trout ever pulled out
of Pine river. 1t weighed Eve pounds
dressed
Anent the settlement of the Junction
City Aztec county seat contest, the San
Juan Index says: While Aztec is pleased
with the outcome she is not insanely
exultant. She is willing to let those who
sympathies were against her remain in
the country, and she extends the hand
OF friendship to all who can and will help
her, regardless Of past differences. She is
glad the election is over, ard don't want
another drawn through two entire years.
Mann Satterwhite came down from the
FelH, Thursday, ana states that the re-
cent heavy rains in that section have
made the country look splendid. The
grass ID growing finely, and horses are
looking we'll He has l60 acres on the
Felz under fence, and partially cultivated
and is breaking up 800 acres more. lie
has comfortable barns, etc. lie is also
engaged in clearing and breaking up 100
acres for Milton Shields; 80 for Otis Burt +;
the same amount for W. H. Reed, and
100 for franklin Campbell.-Roswell
Register.
The Citizen learns with much regret
from passengers from the west that the
Mitchell Bros. at Mitchell have concluded
to close down and quit indefinitely, until
next spring at least. They will saw up
all the logs they have cut from their
timber lands and will then officially
announce their determination to quit
operations. This move will work
serious blow to western Bernalillo and
Valencia counties, and the closing down
will also be materially felt by Albu.
querque merchants. The Citizen has
not learned what causes the closing
down.
AT the meeting of the local W. c. T.
u, Saturday afternoon, the following
officers were elected President, Mrs.
L. N. Higgins; vice-president,at-large
Mrs. DR.. Alice Rice; corresponding secre.
tary, Mrs. S. Fatty; recording secretary,
Mrs. James Garrard treasurer, Mrs. NJ.
J. Cavanaugh; vice president from the
Episcopal church, Mrs. Z. V. Long, from
the Presbyterian church, Mrs. r. B.
Mills Baptist church, Miss Booth
church. Matte Garlick; Catho- |
lie church, Henrietta Pettijohn; Southern
Methodist church, Mrs. N. B. Stoneroad.
Las Vegas Optic.
Deming item: The annual meeting OF
he grand lodge, Knights of Pythias, will
,e held at Rston on the Goth OF the pres
mt ,mcpth, snd the local lodge will be
represented by Fast Chapcelors IL. fl.
fleishman and N. A. Bolich. Capt. N. A.
3olich, LIST Lieut.. Max Heymann and I'd
lieut.. James Hannigan will look after
he interests of the uniformed rank.
During this gathering will be considered |
he means of organizing regiment OF the |
'arious division of the territory, and great |
interest is being manifested in the work.
The local representatives OF the uniformed
ank will support Capt. Bolich for colonel
# the new regiment.
A few days ago Deputy Sheriff Baca,
Sud Moore, Of Head & Hearts, and COW
nan captured man south of Hachita with
horse and saddle that did not belong to
i'm and took him over to Silver. Several
weeks ago, stranger giving his name as
. E. Mussey was at Solomonvile dispos
ng Of horses. AS the horses corresponded
With the description of those missing
rom Separ, the man was arrested and
ound over to await the action OF the
rand jury, but the probabilities are that
Q will be taken to Silver City. Frank
davenport went over and recovered one
his horses, as did several parties from
epar. These horse thieves may play an
Important part IN the clearing up of the
lystery connected with Lee HogdoD's
cath. There is supposed to be one
lember Of this band still at large
ordsburg Liberal.
Water waif from the Pecos valley: On
ugust I'd, cut an Osaee orange branch
ON tree on Mr.. Eddy's place that had
rown six feet and eleven inches. have
everal times this summer measured
ranches on some of his apricot trees,
nd they have grown, all summer at the
tie OF exactly one inch every twenty -four
OCrs. Some of these branches are now
ght feet long, and as we do not
sually have frost in the pecos valley
ntil late in October, it is safe to say that
lese branches will make tolal growth
n the pastIyear of ten feet or over. Bre-
ond Bros, whose farm ls two miles
ON Eddy, have cut and sent to my of
90 several stalks of amber cane, which
easured over eight feet high. Mr.. NJ. A.
-iley, whose farm is thitty-fve miles
)ove Eddy, has brought in some stalks
the same variety OF cane that are over
inc feet. G. W. Greene has about 100
res of Egyptian corn that will average
ven feet high and that are heavily laden
ith grain, It is estimated, by some
'rsons who are accustomed to growing
is grain, and who have examined this
op, that it will yield over forty bushels
seed 70 the acre, besides eight or ten
ms Of fodder.