Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-06-29
SILVER CITY gITTINCs.

SILVER CITY eIFTINGS.
Silver City expects about 500 visitors
who will como by special trains from AL.
brquerque and Ell Paso to attend the
silver convention On tho 4th of July.
The Fort Bayard military band will be
over here next Monday afternoon and
will remain until after the convention
The band will play for dances every
night.
II is reported at Deming that an i'm.
mense cave has been found in the Florida
mountains. about twelve miles south OF
Deminy. A large number of human
skeletons are said to have been found in
the cave
There have been more new buildings
put up in Silver City within the past
year than have been put up in any pre-
vious year since 1885. Many of the
buildings put up have been handsome
residences.
L. G. Carey, who recently graduated at
West Point, and whose place has been
taken by Bert Gilbert, of this city, was
No. 4S in class of fifty-one graduates
Our new cadet will not graduate so near
the foot of the class four years hence
Bert can be depended upon not to allow
the reputation of Now Mexico to suffer
Sentinel.
Perhaps the most notable bicycle CON
test of the season took place Monday be.
tween here aud Deming. A number ol
the most expert whoalmen of that city
with their wheels cane up on the after.
noon train which arrives at 4 o'clock, to
ride back the same evening, a distance ot
fifty-eight miles and down hill pull
The race WAS against time and other val
uabla considerations. Next day a tele
gram from lleming announced the result
as follows: 'Result of race-Simmon.
first--arrived 1923 4. n,., on hand car
Bolich and Petty second, just arrived ii
| wagon. Balance of party lost between
Apache THO and Deming."
LOWER pEcos VALLEY.
The following officers were elected b,
Samaritan lodge NJ. l2, /. O. @. F., O
Roswell for the ensuing term: II.
Mckinney, N. g.; @. +. Bull, Y. g.; J. W
Mullens. secretary; j. G. Smith, treasurer
We are getting civilized. A twenty-on,
round prize fight in Eddy Wednesda,
night between Kelly, of Pecos City, ant
Jeler, of San Antonio, for n purse of $500
San Antonio was knocked out in the las
round Record.
G. Fl. Herrick hns been appointed su
perintendent of construction OF the Peco
Valley railroad, vice H. NJ. Leverson, re
signed, with headquarters for the presen
at Pecos City, where he is busy receiving
the material for tho extension of the roat
to Roswell.
The total valuation of taxable propert,
in Chaves county amounts to. $1,44l, 600
Besides this, lat heads of families claimed
tho 5000 exemption, which amounts tt
$29, 400, and quito number not being
possessed of the 5000 were not put OF
the tax rolls for any other than poll ant
school taxes.
The stockholders of the Bank of Ros
we'll held their annual meeting last Tues
day in Roswell and elected board of di
rectors and set of officers as follows: Di
rsctors-S. NJ. Folsom, N. Jaffa, G. A
Richardson, j. W. Poe, L. A. Cahoon, j, F
Hinkle, J. T. Stone. Oficers-S. NJ. Fol
som, president; N. Jaffa, vice president
E. A. Cahoon, cashier.
Mss. Z. H. Skipwith last week pur'
chased the three acre tract of land of Jesus
Hernandez, lying just north of the Ber.
rendo, adjoining Pat Boone's place. The
price paid was $3.50. Mrs. Skipwith in
tends to have fine orchard planted this
fall and the building improved for the
purpose of making country home.