Southwest-sentinel., 1893-01-10

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veyed and il will not be long before Mr..
Young win be living in new house.
Mr.. Jack Cunningham, Of Cooks Peak
and Miss Sadie Stuart, recently Of this
place we're married at Deming last week.
Thomas Foster and Thomas Heiii n
have moved into the Lyons residence
above town.
The new county officers are getting
down to work and.appear to be perfectly
at home in their new positions.
Now is the time to circulate petitions
against the division of Grant County.
Our legislators ought to know how the
people feel down this way about county
division.
rhe delinquent tax list Of city prop
erty is printed in this iasue. This is
the largest city list which has appeared
for several years.
EN-. Hand has returned from trip
to Central America. While there he
raised a crop o. Central American whis-
kers which are admired by everybody.
Tony Clark Of Deming, ls rejoicing over
the arrival Of baby at his house. The
little follow made his appearance last
Tuesday morning.
Areport was current on the streets last |
week that 200 Indians we're of the San
Carlos reservation and that band had
passed between this place and Whitewa-
ter. Investigation proved that there was
no foundation whatever for the report.
There is a wall around the school
building here but the teachers have not
been paid their salaries and the trustees
have to pay rent for room outside the
school building. The wall is not very
useful but it reduced the surplus in the
school treasury very effectually.
Now Is the time TO get good suit of
clothes cheap. WILLIAM WALKER. sit
The FIRST Columbian half dollars to
arrive in this city have been received by
S. H. EckIes. They are handsome coins.
The Columbian series of postage
stamps have made their appearance.
Stamp holders will have to be remodeled
to hold the stamps Of this years issue.
They are about the same size as the
special delivery stampa.
W.B. Walton and Miss Mona Ashen-
felter were married at Deming last Thurs
day evening. The wedding was quiet
affair, only few friends being present
Miss Ashenfelter was born in this city
and lived here until her parents moved
to Deming a few years ago.
Mayor Fleming has gone to Santa Fe
with petitions to the legislature against
dividing Grant County. One Of th'
petitions was signed by taxpayers whC
pay, in the aggregate, one-fourth OF thu
entire taxes OF the County. Mayor Flem
ing deserves great credit for the part h'
rs taxing IN bnib mdtteI'
The insurance agencies Of Mrs. o. S
Warren and e. M. Young have beel
consolidated, Mrs. Warren having pur
chased Mr.. Young's agency in the com
panies which he has been representing
Mrs Warren has been in the insuranc
business for q number of years and thol
oughly understands every phase Of /
She has the largest insurance bushes
in this section.
The annual report Of the Territorii
superintendent Of public schools show
that the public schools of Silver Cit
are not behind those Of any town Of it
size in New Mexico, in fact there Al
only two towns in New Mexico hayir
better schools and in those towns Il
percentage of attendance TO the tot
school population is not so great as 1t
in Silver City.
Mrs. George H. Bloom died at her 7
sidence at Junction City KY, last Tue
day morning. Her maiden name was Je
ME Shipley and she was a sister Of Nj
Marriott, OF this city, whom she VISIT
here about two years ago. She was mf
ried little over a year ago and resid
in Deming until few months sin
when Mr.. Bloom sold out his business Al
removed to Junction City.
The city treasurer has called all
the bonds which were issued TO assist
the construction Of the Silver City, De
ing and Pacific railroad The bon
will be paid next March and all bon
not presented for payment will cease
draw interest. The new bonds will
issued to take up these outstandi
bonds will be be per cent. gold bon
The old bonds bear 10 per cent. intere
Don. H. Kedzie, editor Of the Weste
Liberal, recently had his left leg ann
taied, al ~ Paso He went east
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