Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-04-19
TERRITORIAL TIPS.
LAS VEGAS LOCALS.

Calvin Fisk, a former Las Vegas real
estate agent, is now rounding up and
branding delinquent subscribers to the
White Oaks Leader.
G. A. Rothgsb, of Las Vegas, has been
made the general agent for New Mexico
and Arizona for the Guarantee Investment
company, of Nevada, Mo.
The plea in abatement in the Gallegos
murder case was not allowed to be filed in
the district court by Judge 0 Brien, and
the case is now on trial.
The dry weather is affecting the freight
ing business into and out of the city.
There Is not grass enough along the
freIghting routes to sustain the stock en-
ployed in the business.
At the last meeting of the San Miguel
Sheep Raisers' ASSOCIATION it was suggest
ed by H. W. Kelly that all embers reg
lister their horse, cattle and other stock
brands, and marks with the secretary;
Montgomery Bell was appointed inspec-
tor for Las Vegas, James E. Whitmore for
Gallinas springs.
The rape case did not reach the jury
Saturday evening as was expected, but
was given into their hands for verdict
this forenoon. The district attorney asked
that he be allowed to have medical ex-
animation made, and his request was
granted by Judge O'Brien. DR.. Tipton
made the examination and found a NAL
formation. The district attorney then
dismissed the indictment in so far as it
charged the defendant with the commits
sion of rape, the case going to the jury
on his intent to commit the heinous crime.
Optic.
| ALBUQUERQUE ATOMS.
Sig. Grunsfeld made an excellent city
clerk, and turns the records over to his
successor in excellent shape.
A. B. Cotton, G. G. Buford, John Foster
and Thomas King were brought in from
Gallup and Jailed on the charge Of rob-
bing freight cars.
The mayor nominated and the council
confirmed the following city officers;
Edward Dodd, city marshal; John Greach
policeman; Summers Burkhart, city at
torney.
After working hard for tho success Of
their party, G. M. Cundiff, Donald McRae
and Joon Jacoby we're slaughtered by the
very men they contributed SO much to
elect. They were each in turn nominated
as city taller and the council refused to
confirm them.
The Wells-Fargo Express company will
bill free, until October 81, all mineral
samples under twenty-five pounds weight
to the university of New Mexico, this city
This is liberal on the part of the express
com pany, and will enable the university
to gather fine mineral cabinet.
ROSWELL REaIsTERINas.
James FARRELL will soon commence
the erection of a two-story brick build
ing.
. At the residence of M. L. Pierce j. D
J Lea and Miss Maggie Pierce were unitet
in marriage.
Twenty-Five teams are employed on th'
Penasco ditch and are getting along q
the rate of about four miles per day.
April &c will be the 74th anniversary o
Odd Fellowship in America. Samaritan
lodge No. II, of Roswell, will celebrate
the day by suitable exercises.
The prospects for heavy crop of frui
were never better at the time of the yea
than now, and the danger of frost ha
been passed. One singularity about frui
farming in the Pecos Valley is that VI
have no off years.
CLAYTON MAVERICKS.
The first moisture for three months
the snow Thursday.
The spring business meeting of tn
/, Eastern New Mexico Stock Growers asso
citation will probably he held here abou
: the 25th of April.