Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-03-17

w. s. Burke, in communication to the
Citizen, congratulates "the gentlemen of
the school board upon their action in re-
fusing to have anything to do with Arbor
day." He sarcastically remarks that the
planting of trees and flowers about those
new school houses ''would sadly mar the
symmetry of the situation"
Hart and Miller, who are in the county
Jail charged with the killing ofN. s. San
ches, under Indictment by the grand jury,
were arranged, and plead not guilty, and
their trial set for Monday, March 81. Messrs.
Collier and Dobson will defend the pris-
oners, and Prosecuting Attorney White
man will be assisted by Neill B. Field.
The chief OF the volunteer fire depart
ment desires to state that the members
of the department are not paupers by any
means, and the citizens are therefore not
placed under any obligations to give pre-
sents when the fremen perform their
duties.
EDDY NOTES.
DR.. J. A. Tomlinson is the citizens
candidate for mayor.
Rev. W. A. FARRELL, D. D., of Dallas,
| Texas, an evangelist who has been hold
ing meetings in Texas and other states is
| to open revival at Eddy.
John B. Thaxton is in the hills rushing
his saddle ponies together, getting ready
for the delivery of the Sherwood d Day
stock. Cattle at 81 head, steers taken,
the entire stock to be delivered at Mid
land, Texas.
Mr.. e. Mcqueen Gray has ordered one
of Loomis g. Nyman, Titfin, Ohio, with
complete attachments, and material
enough for six wells. It will be used
to sink well at Mr.. Gray's place, Crofton
Hill, Vaud. A. L. Ebbersol will manage
the outfit. It is claimed that with this
improved machine, wells can be sunk much
quicker and cheaper than ever before in
the valley.
James Deverau1, who is employed in
improving La Huerta property, obtained
relic Thursday in the shape of an old
fashioned cross, of mother-of-pearl with
plain gold edge. 1t was discovered at a
depth of two and half feet in the earth
by Charles Miller, laborer, in the mploy
remnant of the missionaries who gave the
river Pecos (holy) its name.
SILVER CITY s1rr1Nas.
Upon examination of the roll of pupils
in the public schools Of this city the very
remarkable discovery has been made that
the name of Smith does not appear once,
The rear wall of the Thinner honse ap-
pear to be in very bad condition. The
big crack which has been there for years
is getting wider and one of these fine days
the big building will come down with a
crash and probably kill number of peo-
pie.
Four or five inches of snow fell here
last Thursday night but the most of it
was gone before Friday night. The
ground is pretty well moistened now and
early grass may be expected. Further
losses of cattle are not expected until
after grass starts, when some of the weak |
ones will die.
There will not be money enough to
hold more than q two weeks term of court |
here next month. If the judge succeeds
in getting the criminal docket cleared he
will have accomplished as much as can
reasonably be expected. The county
Jail must be cleared out or the county tax
rate will have to be raised to pay for feed
ing prisoners.
A. L. Foster, is the name of the receiver
recently appointed for the defunct First
National banks of Silver City and Deming.
The most persistent inquiries fail to OBJ
tain any information concerning the gen.
tleman. He may be coming from the
wilds of Africa for all the depositors of
the institutions are aware.
SAN JUAN DOTS.
Even Navajo women play cards, lose !
their tempers and engage in the pulling
out of hair. Two squaws had row over
a game of cards near Jewett and one |
knocked the other senseless in the first |
round. A girl was sent to the mission
and requested one of the ladies to visit
the hogan.
Mr.. John W. Berry returned from Du-
rango last Saturday, having been in that
place on business visit. He reported |
that the Durango people are very enthu-
siastic over the Albuquerque railway and
have conclusive reasons to believe that
the bonds have been placed and construo-
tion will very shortly commence.
Lee Woolrey, with four-horse team
and trail wagon hauled about 4,5QD
pounds of alfalfa seed to Durango, and
Lee Burnham and Clint, with their teams |
hauled $500 pounds. The total of 5000 |
pounds came from the Hulworth Bend |
ranch and Judge Webster contracted to
deliver that quantity to the Graden COM
pany in Durango at 8 cents per pound.
Josephs saloon keens the beat bear At