Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-09-23
Arthur Jilson, and the infant daughter { I
Mayor Duncan died at Las Vegas.

Mayor Duncan died at Las Vegas.
: The Albuquerque speeders will be wei
represented at the Roswell fair in tn,
running horse Silent King and the trotter
Ell Almont and Belle Henderson. The
are in the care OF George II. Miles anC
Ben Stafford.
: Col. ii. K. Brown, one OF the landmark:
OF Socorro and long connected with the
management of the Grand Central hete
, here, leaves October for Belfast, Ireland
where he accepts an important post with
the Allen Steamship company.
Grass on the ranges is rapidly drying
up. There was rain enough last month
to give grass good start, but it has been
80 dry since the end OF last month that all
growth of grass has been checked. The
prospect for stockmen this winter is not
very bright.-Silver City Sentinel.
The gallant puncher on Diamond creek,
Sierra county, who, because his best girl
went back on him, devoured half can
full OF baking powder. with suicidal intent,
1t is said, will, by careful nursing, like q
healthy biscuit, rise from his present
doughty condition. .--Hillsboro Advocate.
There was meeting of "Ths Society for
the Prevention OF Nail Heads in Plank
Side walks" last night. Those members
who could not walk were taken to the
meeting in hack. The attorney OF the
society was instructed to entersuit against
the city and to fight it tooth and toe-nail,
especially the latter. Albuquerque Times.
Las Vegas is preparing to celebrate
Columbus Day. Prof. Doty has invited
every school IN both East and West Las
Vegas to Join in this celebration, and
although he has not yet mapped out a
program his idea is to have exercises by
and for the children at the Opera house
in The morning and citizens meeting in
the evening
Las Vegas note: A mandamus petition
was filed, this morning, in the district
court office, praying the court to compel |
the outgoing school directors OF school |
district No. 10, Mora county, to admins.
ter the oath to the incoming directors
Arguments are being made in the case
before Judge O'Brien, this afternoon.
Manuel G. de Baca representing the
outgoing directors and +. w. Pierce the
incoming.
Under date OF the goth inst. writer at
White Oaks says: "Amado Montoys,
the mail carrier between White Oaks and
Pinos Wells, left this place, Monday, the
18th inst, and has not been heard from
since. Several miles out of town were
tracks in the road where he had been
walking, leading his horse. There were
tracks, also, of another person. At this
point herd Of sheep crossed the road
and his trail was lost. Deputy Sheriff
Langston left here last evening to see if
the missing man could be found. The
mail was very light and there were no
registered letters. 1t is thought the
unfortunate man was killed for his
horse, as the animal he rode was a good
one."
W. Berg who was here yesterday from
Oeming says that he is working about
hirty men on the canaigre extract work
1t Deming. The company is spending a
arge amount of money in machinery and
and the managers are confident
hat the works will return large profit
IN the investment. The cultivation Of the
'anaigre plant has already been com.
nenced and it is expected that the cult
1ation of the plant and the work OF gather. .
ng the roots will give employment to
many hundreds of people in the vicinity
If Deming. The extract will be shipped to
anneries in the east where it will take
he place of oak and hemlock bark in the
process OF tanning leather.-Slver City
Sentinel.
In San Juan county the Navajo Indians
,uy peaches from the ranch OF J. S. De
IusCh, and for this seasons crop of early
md late peaches he has realized cents
,ound. In 'Sl repaid 50cents to 81 each
or 2-year old fruit trees. Last spring q
lumber Of young fruit trees were sold to
n Indian, who planted them, and reports
hat only two died. Three small
'ands of Navaioes live across the river
rom the DeLusch place. The chiefs of
hese bands are Blue Eyes, Short Tooth
nd Sllversmith. Through twelve years
hey have proved good neighbors, and
'ant to be ''amigo." Like Tubal Cain OF
Id, Slversmith is a cunning worker in
Metals, and manufactures silver bracelets,
ings and bride ornaments. From old
orse shoes he makes bride bits which
fiectually curb the widest Navajo ponies.
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