Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-02-18
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ALBUQUERQUE ATOMS.

| ALBUQUERQUE ATOMS.
The grand cake walk will occur at the
armory on the Gath of this month, and B
+. Davis, ]. G. Albright and Thos. Hughes
are to be the Judges.
Norman G. Raft, secretary of the Den.
ver-El Paso short line road, will prob
ably reach the city in few days. on busi.
ness with Mr.. Reynolds.
An old Mexican lady, familiarly known
as "La Sonora Peregrina," member OF
the society of Christian Mothers, and
noted for her acts of charity, died last
Thursday and was buried In old town.
p. A. Simpson left for the Indian
pueblo, San Felipe, on the Rio Grande,
above the city, and from there will survey
line for new ditch company that in
tend to construct ditch along the foot
hills east OF the city to point near the
| pueblo of Isleta, where it empties into the
Rio Grande.
| Revs. Cristy and Atkinson, and Mrs. M.
j. Borden, have card in the Albuquer-
| que Citizen, asking the temperance peo-
pie to meet them at the San Felipe, for
the purpose of devising some plan to get
j. P. st. John, the ex-governor of Kan
sas and temperance orator, to visit that
city on March 10 and II, delivering two
lectures.
The remains of j, T. Thompson, who
died at Fruitvale, were buried yesterday
from Strong's undertaking rooms; inter
ment at Fairview. The services were
conducted by Bishop J. M. Kendrick and
many citizens attended the funeral. Col.
l.
Thompson, Redstock, England, the father
of the unfortunate young man, saying:
Sad message received. Kindly arrange
English church interment and business
matters. Wire fully cause and time of
death" The requests have been COM
piled with.-Albuquerque Democrat.
Mr.. Osborne, the gentleman who it is
claimed was handling the revolver when
the accident occurred which ultimately
caused Mr.. Thompson's DEATH has stated
to several friends that the gun was not in
his hands when it went off, but that its
explosion was caused by it's falling to the
floor. 1t Is expected that he will make
some statement for publication to that
effect. The end is not yet.
LAS VEGAS LOCALS.
Wilson Waddingham writes that he will
be in San Marcial In few days.
Las Vegas will issue 10000 immigra-
tion folders to be distributed at the
worlds fair.
jefferson Reynolds is still detained in !,
Boston by the ill-health of his wife, who
was better at last accounts.
The Hobo club of old town has been !
challenged by the Aztec club to play
game of foot ball on February 22d.
Hartman e. We'll have sold theirspan of |
pintos to j. s. Arnold, of Cerrillos, where |
they will be hitched to the city water
wagon.
In the probate court, it was ordered
by the Judge that the minor heir, Marcos
Benavides, who refused to be placed un-
der proper guardianship, be confined in
the county jail at hard labor for three
Rafael Romero, who has been down with
3 serious attack of pneumonia, at Mora,
is quite anxious to return to this city;
however, it is thought that his present
weak condition will not permit OF it.
Judge Charles Blanchard will probably
drive over after him in the course of few
days.
EDDY ECHOES
E. Mcqueen has closed deal with the
P. I. & I. company, whereby he became
the owner of 320 acre of choice farming
land, situated near Vaud.
Eddy will soon have beet sugar fac
tory and Pecos Valley farmers will be
realizing $50 to $50 per acre for their
beet crops.-Daily Current
In speaking with a gentleman who is
on the inside, reporter learned to-day |
that within the next sixty days dirt would
begin to fly on the extension of the Pecos
Valley railroad from here to Roswell. An
other person predicts that the road will
not 20 to Albuquerque from Roswell, but
will continue on north until it strikes
connection with the Fort Worth and Den
verbally Current.
GRANT COUNTY CRUMBS.
Mayor j. W. Fleming, g. H. Utter and
D. P. Carr, have been selected delegates |
by the citizens of Silver City as delegates
to the American Bi-Metalic league which
convenes in Washington, on the 22nd
instant.
The duty of $40 pei head on cattle i'm
ported into the United States from old |
Mexico is very severe on American cattle
men who have stock to the south of Dem
ing, and an effort is being made to have the
tax taken off. 1t. Britton Davis has just
returned from Washington, where he went
to see what could be done in the way of
relief.
Dudley Snyder, of Georgetown, Texas,
is in this section making some extensive
stock purchases. Within the past few !
days the entire outfit of the Spruance- !
Stanley Cattle company has been turned
over to his control, and it is said the
stock of several other Grant county com
panies will be purchased by him. Stock
men of southern New Mexico are hopeful !
of the cattle outlook, despite the recent |
storm. The stock that has survived will |
be in better condition by spring than for
years past. Buyers are coming in daily |
from the east, and cattle are bringing |
better figures than for years before.
Skating at the rink on Mondays, !
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