Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-09-26
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ooeOlio county DOdSlS VI llS eACelleut
financial condition.
There have been morei fine cottages built
in San Marcial this year than in any town
in New Mexico.-Chieftain
At Hillsboro the board of education
enumerates over $50 children of school
age, and over $50 voters have paid, their
poll tax.
Mrs. Julia Rhodes, wife of Col. Hinman
Rhodes, late U. S. Indian agent at Mesca-
lero, was injured in the recent railroad
collision in Ohio. Mrs. Rhodes was en-
route to Washington.
The tax rolls will be turned over to the
collectors on Monday, two months earlier
than last year. They foot up almost S8,-
100000, being $1,500,000 more than last
year.-Las Vegas Free Press.
One hundred and fifty-seven persons
have paid poll tax at Georgetown. Of
these only 120 are voters, thirty-four
being foreigners who have never taken
out naturalization papers.-Enteprise
The remains of Andres Sanchez. a
brother of Leandro Sanchez, who was
killed by a stroke of lightning down in
the Red river country, were brought in
to-day and taken to Rociada for burial
Las Vegas Free Press.
Las Cruces Republicans: Sam Lee, the
proprietor of the laundry on Main street,
surprised Il number of the boys last even
ing by eating 29 eggs, bowls of rice,
half pound of onions, and some fish, and
drinking half pint of whisky in 40 min
utes. Sam says he is willing to repeat the
dose any day if some one will furnish the
necessaries.
j. A. Lockhart, of Deming, is operating
very heavily in cattle this year. He is
unloading the disgusted growers of that
section, and taking his purchases to Colo
RADIO, where he is turning them loose on
the range along the Arkansas. If his past
good luck stays with him he will make a
barrel of money. as he is purchasing at
very low figures.
The reunion of the Black Range Pho
neers this week, at HermOsa, promises to
be an unusually well attended and enthus-
iastic celebration, and the Hermosa peo-
pie are exerting their utmost to provide a
generous and pleasant entertainment for
their many expected guests. Incidental
to the reunion there will be meeting of
the Sierra county Worlds fair committee.
There is prominent sheep man of Ra
ton, jerome Troy, who is very unfortunate
and deserves the sympathy of all human
ity. While he and his wife were out tidying
up grave in which one of their children is
sleeping, son was accidentally shot, and
Friday another child was playing on
lumber pile and fell off. The little one
died. All their children have died in the
course of year.
Hon, John W. Fleming, mayor of Silver
City, has been presented with a beautifully
set of resolutions passed by the
grand lodge, l. o. o. F., and signed by the
grand master and grand secretary, tender
ing to Mayor Fleming the thanks of the
grand lodge for the handsome manner in
which he received and entertained its
He will have st' framed and
kept as an heirloom.
Las Cruces note: The Republican is
pleased to note that the suggestion in
relation to floating the national flag from
the school houses of the county is meet
ing with the hearty support of all the
citizens. Dona Ana school district will
be the first to unfurl the national colors
and for this prompt action the directors
Of said district deserve great credit. Let
no time be lost, let it be said that from
every school house in Dona Ana county
floats the flag of victory of this great
republic, which is the pride of every true
citizens heart.
County Treasurer Berg, made settle
ment with the commissioners this week
which shows that since the failure of the
banks he has reduced his liabilities to the
county to $4,000 and has plenty of money
on hand to pay all the warrants as they
are drawn. He has done this without
calling on his bondsmen, and says that he
expects to be able to settle in full with
,he county without calling on them for
assistance. There are few men in the
county who could have protected the
'unds of the county as well as has Mr..
Berg. He is an honest and safe man and
deserves to be elected at the
hands of the people whom he has treated
10 well.-Silver City Enterprise.
From the Taylor farms in Mimbres
,alley, Grant county, B. Y McKeyes, of
Deming, has secured fine display of
ruits for his Deming real estate office.
The fruit comprises peaches, apples,
pears, grapes, plums, corn, etc, and in
,ludes some magnificent specimens. Two
If the peaches, for instance, the Heath
tliny opI Gaal1ipfy 81 a{i
measure in circumference twelve and
thirteen inches respectively. Quite
number of the apples are twelve inches
n circumference. The collection also in
,ludes some fine nectarines-great, large
elbows measuringsnine inches in circum-
erence. Then there are the grapes in
punches, which are really appalling in
'ize. Several of these punches weighed
;wo and half. and three pounds. The
,orn is noted for its waxy whiteness and |
regularity of the kernels, not to mention
he size of the ears. The grapes are of
he Musat, Flaming, Tokay Zinfandel
md Comichon varieties.
Robert White is q colored man from Ell !
Paso who has been carrying the mortar at
our new court house. Rufero Vianucoa is
/ Mexican who borrowed 25 cents
rom Robert White last Sunday morning.
While giving him the quarter dollar
Robert displayed quite roll..of. bills to
aufero's gaze. Robert slept in the court
louse and on Sunday night some one
,rawled up and shot at him three times
With 44-calibre Colts revolver. Two of
he balls took effect in Whites right leg.