Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-10-03
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measure will carry.
Officer Furnof aud Depot Master Coop
er effected the arrest of an 1sleta Indian
for breaking the seal of a cnr of -four
consigned to H. Blnher & Co., and also
traced the delixexy Of the. flour extracted
to Guadalupe Valenzuela, who has been
acting as fence for these Indians. They
were all held for the grand jury. Two
other Indians will be arrested.
To-day the case of the A., 7. & S. +.
garnishee of the 1900 pounds of Las
Cruces honey exhibited by B. G. Wandell
at the fair will be heard before Judge
Lockhart. 1t grows out Of a disagree
ment between Mr.. Wandell and the fair
associntion rs to freight bill of $40.
The railroad, however, wants the money,
hence.the garnishment.
The rain of last week was the heaviest
albuquerque has known for long time.
Counting the intermittent showers 1t
lasted about forty-eight hours, and the
floods in the arroyos did great damage in
the streets, alleys and lots at Highlands.
The sewers were overtaxed and near the
A. Il p. offices caved in. A few feet of
the east adobe wall of the Armijo col
lapsed. Nearly every cellar in town was
Hooded and traffic was impeded. No
mail was received from Wednesday until
Saturday. 1t is reported that four inches
of rain fell.
CnAMA sITTINGs.
Roy Thomson has gone to San Juan
county after Charles Smith, the kid who
stole two horses from his father last
week
Two horses were stolen from T. j.
Thomson Monday night. The thief is
headed for Largo, and is supposed to he
Chas. Smith, the kid who spirited away
two mares belonging to J. Howe, OF Du-
rango some three woeks since.
TAOS TOPICS.
The U. s. pension examiners are ex-
pected in Taos this week.
On petition Jose D. Sena was appoint
ed guardian of the person of Alfonso
Clouthler by the probate court.
There are 100 crates per day of pears
apples, peaches and grapes shipped on
tho Denver & Rio Grande railroad, from
the stations of Cleneguilla and Rincona-
do. Taos is coming out as fruit coun-
try.
EDDY EoHoEs.
Sleeping cars are running to Eddy.
The Dark canon water does away with
scaled boilers on ts@ T. V. road.
The contract for the erection of the
pn,u in OH yvoc Inf Ia OF ryooL
There will be no shearing in Eddy
county this fall owing to the low price OF
wool.
There are neither Aeas, bedbugs nor
rats in tho Pecos valley. Can any
naturalist explain tho absence of the
pests?
If melon vines were pruned and looked
after half as carefully as grape vines and
fruit trees, a much nicer product would
be seen on the market.
The county commissioners at thei,
meeting Friday refunded the gambling
licenses lost by reason of the ordinance
prohibiting games of chance.
1t is claimed that alfalfa fields cool the
air and affect the climate. An acre OF
alfalfa presents nearly as much foliage
surface as an acre of forest.
On Hagerman Hights, trees, vines
grass, alfalfa, sorghum and Egyptian
corn are all looking we'll, not suffering fo
irrigation, although the water supply wa
cut off August S.
H. Kohlenburg has gone to New Braun
fels, Texas, and will bring 200 stands o
bees to feed upon the alfalfa of his neigh
bors. He was formerly engaged in th'
bee business in California.
From thu manner the Pecos VALLEY
railway is being equipped in motive
power and rolling stock it is plain tina
ere tAis time twelve months junction
will oe made with the Santa Fe.-Edd,
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