Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-06-09
las CRUCES NOTES.

las CRUCES NOTES.
Major Moses Wiley, of Tularosa, has
beed appointed United States commits
sioner.
The first cutting of alfalfa on the Casey
ranch is good. From fifteen acres forty
tons we're cut.
Grazing in Soledad and other Organ
mountain canons is reported to be much
better than for five years.
Hon. Anastacio Barela turned over to
Lockhart & Riley SIS head of cattle which
were shipped last Wednesday.
Alfalfa was sold in FL Paso at $1O.bO
per ton on the 1st inst. This is cquiva-
lent to $500, on board of cars here.
Mr.. E. H. Alton informs the Democrat
daily from the Modoc to the concentrator
about 10000 pounds per week.
At the election for school directors held
in district No. 2, there we're three tickets.
The vote scattered all along the line with
the following result: Pinto Pine, $50;
p. Lassaigne, Ill; s. r. Ascarate, lOS;
Jacob Schaublin, 1906; p. Moreno, lO3;
Judge John r. McFle, 02; Martin Amador,
70. Messrs. Pine, Lassaigne and Ascarats
were elected.
COLFAx CRUMBS
The June pay roll of the A., T. K s. L.
at Ration will be the largest in the history
of the town.
Cards are out announcing the wedding
Of Miss Myrtle Sinnock to Mr.. Ralph
r>T ba bril la
Wednesday evening, June IA.
Edward G. Maxwell, of Ration, and Miss
Maud Forbes, of Trinidad, we're married
at the residence of the BRIDES mother.
Justice 8. D. Hays performed the cere-
mony. The couple will reside at Ration.
At Ration petitions are being circulated
pledging the subscribers to take an in
t.rest in the movement to establish
public library, and calling meeting for
that purpose at the opera house June 10.
The roundup will commence about the
10th inst. The range in this district is
in good shape as far as grass is con-
Ger nd, but there is great scarcity of
water in most parts of tho rRnge.--~Fol-
som Metropolitan.
According to the st. Louis Republic,
the increase in the number of lynchings
in New Mexico shows that it is being
Americanized at rate that entities it to
immediate admission as state.-Re-
porter.
The range for n number of miles east
and south of Ration never looked better
at this season of the year than it does
now. There is at least three inches of
bright, new vigorous grass and it il very
thick. Cattle and sheep are looking
splendid.
County Superintendent of Schools John
Morrow is out in an open letter in the
Folsom Metropolitan denying the report
that he is the originator of a project to
vote $4,000 bonds for the purpose of
building public school house in the town
of Folsom. He says the Folsom people
should grade their school and they might
vote $1,000, $4,000 or $4,000 to enlarge
their present school house.
SILVER CITY sIfTINGs.
Cattle shipments are getting heavier.
Yesterday two trains were shipped from
this place and shipments will continue
| to be made az fast as cars can be OBJ
| tanned.
The collection of road taxes has been
commenced in this precinct by the road
supervisor and the money will be ex-
| pended on the streets as fast as it is col
lected. There is great deal of work to
be done before the food season CON-
mences.
The past four or five days have been
very warm for this season of the year and
stockmen are hoping that there will be
rain within few days. Grass is still
growing but the hot weather will soon
dry it up it rain does not come.
| Another reduction IN rates to Chicago
has been made by the Santa Fe from this
place. The rate to Chicago and return
has been $3.50, but it has been reduced
to $55.10 and it is believed that there will
be further reductions as the season ad-
vances.
The tax valuation of cattle in this coun-
ty this year will be So head which is the
lowest valuation ever fixed in Grant
county for cattle. The heavy shipments
of cattle last year after the assessors re.
turns had been made for the year, re-
duced the number of cattle in the courty
SO that the total valuation of cattle in the
county this year will be considerably less
than it has been for several years, Not
less than $4,000 head will be shipped this
season from the ranges in this county
which leave fewer cattle on the ranges
than there have been for eight or nine
wears or since cattle raising was COM