Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-10-03

ing with his family.
Tranquilino Labadie, ex-post-
master of Las Vegas, has been ap-
pointed assistant superintendent
of the penitentiary at Santa Fe.
William Judson, a railroad
switchman was run over in Gallup
by the cars at noon Tuesday, and
died at three o'clock.
With 200 teams at work on the
reconstruction of the dams and
fumes, Eddy farmers should find
a good market for all their hay
and fodder stuffs.
For 1893 the total amount of
taxes assessed in Dona Ana coun-
ty amount to S61, ,278.61. The re-
duction was caused by exemption
and loss of cattle by the drouth.
Contrary to first intentions, the
agent at Florida Station has been
removed and the station closed.
This will only be temporary rs the
mine owners will be shipping ore
within q week or 80.
The citizeus Of Otis, Eddy conn
ty, are circulating a petition pray
ing that post Office be establish
ed at that point. The idea is very
popular and is meeting with much
success.
The Eddy Argus hits the nail
on the head when it says: "To
help the hard times on to harder
times, talk hard times, look hard
times and act hard times. Don't
pay bills, don't advertise your bus
mess, just shrivel up in your shell
and help along hard times to still
harder times"
On the 9Th day of October next,
the venerable Bishop Andrews will
hold conference of the Spanis h
mission in Las Cruces, and will lay
the corner stone of the NJ. e.
church, North, during his visit to
to the valley. Bishop Andrews is
the oldest bishop in this NJ. E.
chuch, having been installed many
years.
1t is rumorei that our young
and popular physician and surgeon,
DR.. @. L. Edmundson, will soon
lead to the alter of Hymen one Of
Klngston's fairest daughters, Miss
Katy Hutchinson. The Doctor de-
serves the prize he wins and the
Shaft extends congratulation to
both on the excellent prizes won
in lifes lottery.
The bee business promises to
become quite an industry in the
Eddy section next year. There
are already three or four good
apiaries in the southern part of
the valley and many of the farm
ers are preparing to keep a colony
or two on their places for their
own private use.
Probate Judge, Nj. W. Porter.
field, of Silver City, spent last Sat
urday in Deming and enjoyed the
celebration. He went down to Las
Cruces Monday, to take part in the
hearing before the Land Office
Mr.. Porterfeld, by the way, is
making one of the best probate
judges Grant County has ever had
and is transacting the business
of that court in a systematic and
business like manner Headlight.
Hon. w. George Waring, OF
Silver City, one of the brainest
and most practical members of the
board of trustees Of the New Mex
leo School of Mines was in the
city to attend a meeting of that
board. AS an evidence of Mr..
Warnings ability as an educator,
it will be remembered that last
year the board published a circu-
lar of information regarding this
school prepared by him. Chief
tan.
We are in receipt of reliable In
formation that within the next few
days a company viii be organized
to purchase the cement works. AS
the negotiations are not completed
the promoters do not want their
names mentioned yet, but it is
their intention to add a -four mill
to the present plant, the boilers
being amply sufficient to furnish
the additional power required
The large crop of wheat this fall
and the central location of Spring.