Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-06-10
TERRIFIC RIAL TIPS.

Eddy county's new court house is ready
for occupancy.
Colfax county proposal to hold county
fair seems to have petered out.
The Eddy Citizen proclaims aloud that
no rain has fallen there for several
months.
Water will flow through the pipes of
the new water company on the Fourth of
July and Ration will celebrate the event.
DR.. J. M. Cunningham, of Las Vegas,
was chosen secretary and treasurer of the
Maxwell Land Grant company, at the
recent meeting Of the board of trustees.
Last Sundays Denver News had page
illustrated write-up of Eddy and vicinity.
The News is posted and knows that this
territory is the coming country, and it in
tends to have friends here.
Folsom notes: Cattle are getting roll
ling fat from the fine grass in the neigh
borhood of Folsom. Grass on
the range in this section is much better
than it has been for mum Der OF years at
this season.
The Southeastern New Mexico Fair as.
soclation will have the first kite shaped
track in the southwest. Messrs. Truxton
and Long have made the survey, and the
work of making the track will be pushed
to finish. Roswell Register.
A serious cutting ARRAY took place last
Saturday night at the house Of Sonora
Barbara, in which Jose Gallegos was
badly, if not fatally, stabbed by Sabine
and Espiridion Lujan. The Lujans are
in Jail awaiting the results of Gallegos'
injuries Roswell Record.
The question Of building a dam above
Ell Paso to store the water of the Rio
Grande is coming to the front again with
renewed vigor. We believe that the
sentiment in this city and valley is
favorable to the enterprise. Ell Paso
Bullion.
Junction City Times: D. M. DeCow re-
ports the Durango wool market decidedly
off. Navajo wool is quoted at II cents for
white and 8 for black. while partially i'm
proved Mexican wool is held at Is and II
cents. Dry beef hides are away off first
class bringing only 3 cents. This is due
to combination of eastern dealers agree.
ing to buy nothing during the next sixty
days.
The Twin Rock ditch, ON the Animas
river at the state line, is at last completed
and in good shape. 1t has been in course
Of construction for three years and has
been difficult ditch to build, but by the
determination of Messrs. Ridenour, Pie.
pers, Bird and others 1t has been com.
pleted with length of four and ne-hali
miles. 1t covers over 1000 acres OF land,
of which about 400 are in cultivation
principally in small grains and alfalfa
Junction City Times.
1t is hoped that the farmers, miners,
and stock ralsers Of Lincoln county will
not forget to set aside specimens of their
best products, for exhibition at the South
eastern New Mexico and Pecos Valley
fair next October. j. J. Dolan will do
the packing, freighting, ETC., free OF
charge from Lincoln to Roswell, and will
give his personal attention in seeing that
credit is given where due. This will be
an opportunity for the farmers Of this
county to show to good advantage what
her rich soil can produce. -Lincoln Rep.
ublican.
1t was reported some weeks since that
Don Martin Amador had refused $40, 900
for his combination plow. Don Martin
informs us that his pillow will be exhibited
at the Columbian fair, but the patent will
not be offered for sale, as he proposes to
erect works here in the near future and
to manufacture the pillow at home. This
will greatly benefit the whole community
and be at least one step in the right drec.
tion-a step toward awakening Las Cruces
from her Rip Van Wrinkle sleep.--Las
Cruces Democrat.