Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-05-19

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We have the best volunteer frs depart
ment in the western country, and we can
hardly do too much to render the peril
Gus work q tho fire boys easier and
safer.-Timess.
A. ID. johnson has closed contract for
placing a windmill and pumping ma
chinery at Mr.. G. Lamporter's 200 foot
we'll on the mesa. There IL plenty of
water in tho we'll, and the question of
water supply for limited irrigation on
the mesa is settled.
Capt. Raldridge, Of the cavalry, Capt.
Hennersheets, of the guards, Capt. Mar.
Luna, of the militia company of Los
Lunas, and Lieut. Saltmarsh, of the
guards, called on Gov. Thornton for the
purpose Of getting his views on the ter
ritorlal militia. The governor assured
them that he would do all in his power to
keep tbs militia going and would en-
deavor to put it on a frmer basis thaa
ever.
| BATON KANo1sGs.
| great charity ball is to be given on
Friday evening, May 26.
All the reservoirs on the Vermejo and
Springer ditch systems are filed with
water.
The recent rains in this section Of New
Mexico has dispelled the blues from our
farmers aud stock growers. Good crops
and plenty of grass is now assured.
The fellows who were going to movo
the shops away from Ration know more
now than they did before their inter
view with the A., I. & s. +. manage
ment.
Ration merchants ought to combiue and
purchase their goods at Missouri river
points. By so doing they can buy goods
to as great advantage as Trinidad. There
has already been some talk of s1ch
movement.
There are lot Of boys around Ration
from IL to Is years of age who will bring
grief to their parents and friends unless
their present prospects miscarry. They
had progressed far enough in dsviltry
to break into freight car in the yards
last Monday night and stole box of
candy.
The town council has very wisely Of
fered reward of $1O0 for the apprehen-
sion of the miscreant who threw an iron
nut through window in the A., T. d S.
F. machine shops last Thursday night.
The missile was thrown at q workman by
some miserable wretch who ought to be
caugAteaud severely punished.
!. Las VEGAS LOCALS.
, Mrs. Cordelia Harris, nes Sloan, of
.Duluths Nj 80, viii spend tho summer
with. with hsEs parents at Colorado Springs,
A postal card came to tho old town
postoffics, addressed to "The Most Pro-
gressive Merchant" It was put in Chas.
Ilfeld's box.
Testimony'is being taken, in the cele
brated Barney divorce case. Both are
applying for decree of separation,
John Wesley asking for division of the
property.
A notice has been posted at the May
Hays place, Apache springs, that certain
fences must be removed, else the conse-
quencos will have to be taken.
Geo. G. Crittendsn, of Jolley, Iowa, has
bought the painting business of G. F.
Potter. Mr.. Crittendon came here two
years ago for his health, and he was so
much pleased that he has como back TO
stay.
II want TO say through your paper that
I am innocent Of the charges recently
raised against me, and attribute my
being connected with the trouble entirely
to the malice Of two men, ON the east
side. My innocence will prove at the
next court" writes John Green to the
Optic.
Jim Mcclure and Arthur Jilson are
making quite success Of the fish busi-
ness. The Rod & Gun club are anxious
to rid their Cherry Valley lake of the
native mullet, with which it abounds, and
MCGUIRE and Jilson have undertaken the
Job. They camp up there. and are en-
gagged in SEEMING the lake, their catch
some days being a. high a. 400 aud 500
pounds.
ROSWELL RECORDS.
Many homo seekers are coming In at
present.
Ice is selling at cents = pound and IN
ice factory is wanted.
J. B. Mathews has fine fiow of artesian
water from his we'll, which was procured
at $50 feet.
The Roswell public schools close to-
day BY the presentation of an elaborate
program made up;of forty selections in
tho shape OF recitations, songs, dialogues,
etc. 4e.ltfS
Mrs. @. p. Johnson, Of Springfield, Mo-,
has come to Roswell to spend the sum-
mer visiting jAher brothers, R. NJ. and r.
H. Parsons, and her sister, Mrs. James
A mass meeting Of the citizens Of Ros-
we'll and vicinity was held at the court
house for the purpose of organizing and
arranging for the second annual meeting
of the Southeastern New Mexico 4 Peoos
Valley fair. g. A. Richardson was elected
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