Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-06-20

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Gurdon Bradley wore a broad smile
last week all on account Of the arrival at
bis house of a boy boarder on Thursday
last.
A good rain is needed now to pack
the dirt where work has been done on
the streets. just now the dirt is pretty
soft but q hard rain would make it all
right
The two lunatics which have been con-
fined in the County Jail here for about a
year, we're taken 10 the insane asylvm at
Las Vegas last week. d. p. Carr went
with them as guard.
The funeral Of John OFT which oc-
CURED last Wednesday morning at 10
o'clock, was q OF the largest ever seem
in this place. A delegation from San
Mnrcial attended the funeral and re-
turned on Thursday morning.
There was a good rain in the noun
tains near Pinos Altos last Sunday
afternoon. Some rain fell at Pinos AL
tos and Fort Bayard.
There was a ball at Pinos Altos last
Saturday night which was attended by
quite a number Of young people from
this city.
The ball game last Sunday afternoon
between the Fats and Leans resulted in
a score Of IL to As in favor Of the Leans.
Five innings were played.
The Ell Paso fremen have decided not
TO send a team here on the 4th to run
with the Silver City team.
The firm of McEwen and Ripley has
been dissolved, Mr.. Ripley retiring. The
business will be carried on by ]. J. Nc
Even at the old stand. Mr.. Ripley is in
Topeka where he will probably remain
to carry on the business of his late broth
or.
A new time table will go into effect or
this division Of the Santa Fe next Sun
day. The running time of the passenger
trains will probably not be changed.
Regular shipments are being made
from the Maud s. mine and there is good
prospect that the output of bullion from
the Mogollon district will be larger than
that Of any other district in the Terri
tory before the end Of the year.
Notices have beer sent to all property
owners in the County whose assessments
were raised at the last meeting of the
board to appear before the board on the
10th OF July to show cause why the rails
es should not be sustained.
j. r. Harris was murdered by burglars
at Minneapolis last Friday morning. A
telegram announcing the fact was sent
TO his brother here but no additional
particulars have been received. Mr.. Har-
rls was in business IN Minneapolis and
was a man Of considerable wealth.
Ell Paso will be here in force on the
4th. A special train has been chartered
and a large number of people from the
busting city on the Rio Grande will be
here. The McGintIes will come in force
and will have a parade here on the even
ing Of the 3rd, after the stars have com
menced to twinkle. After the parade
they will all 60 to the ball.
Thomas S. Hefin is In luck. Last
Tuesday he received his commission as
Assistant United States attorney and
took the oath Of Office at Las Cruces
He returned home OH Wednesday and
received the congratulations of his
friends, and on Thursday Mrs. Hefir
presented him with a handsome dsugh.
ter.
Some good work has been done during
the past week on Billiard street. A
walk Of decomposed granite has beer
put down which will be appreciated b!
all the residents of the northern part 0
town who have bad to come through tn
mud during wet weather in order to &c
to the business part Of the town, as wei
as by people in the business part Of tow
who have occasion to go to the %railroal
station or telegraph Office. A great dea
Of profanity would have been saved
this work had been done years ago, bu
it is better late than never.
Two weeks from today the southwes
Silver Convention will assemble at thi
place. Delegates have been ~appointeI
from nearly all the camps IN this section
and there will be speakers from all part
Of the southwest. The Governor 0
New Mexico and several Of the Terrific
rial officials will be here as we'll as prom
inent men from Colorado, Texas AM
Arizona. It will be the most importan
SILVER convention ever held In the south
west and the attendance promises TO b
much larger than it was at any Of tn
preceding conventions.
The Montana tunnel at Pinos Altos
now in 73S feet and 1t is believed tina
the vein cannot be far of. The rock
as hard as ever but there is ~considerabl
increase in the flow OF water from tn
tunnel. Whether this comes from th
upper workings In tho mines or froI
some other source is Only a matter {
conjecture. There is not enough I
supply the oompany'e mill but there
fair prospect that when the vein
struck the flow will be increased SUD
ciently to supply tho mill II the wat'
which has once been used IL allowed
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