Deming headlight., 1893-09-09
THROUGHOUT NEW MEXICO.
Small Bits Of News and Gossip concern
Ing The Different Localities In the
Territory.


Tho corner stone for Catholic church
as pecos was laid last Saturday.
All She public schools throughout the
Territory opened las. Monday.
The convlcss al the Santa Fc ponIten-
tiary are manufacturing water pipe.
The School Of Mlnoa was fortnoriy
opened NJ socorro Thursday evening.
The pay roll At the construction work
Of the Eddy dam 10 nearly $1,000 per
day.
The fruit exhibit Of The Messlila val
Icy at the Worlds Fair 10 said to be very
fine.
The date Of the bridge bond election
In Eddy county has been set for sepsem'
Der 2eth.
Lordsburg Ia suffering from the dep
rodaiIons Of burglars, probably Attribu-
table 70 trnmps.
The Agricultural College At Las Cruc-
90 has opened for the fall term with u
largo attendance.
Since the rains set In thore has been n
notable decrease In the cattle shipments
ont Of the Territory.
Tho question OF reopening the Albu-
querque Savings bank now rests In the
hands Of the deposltors.
The socorro smelter 4 new receiving
considerable ore, and second stack will
probably be blown In soon.
The range In northeastern New Mexl-
co was never better, and cattle aud sheep
are In a splendid condition.
Laa Cruces wants a public building
for the accommodation Of United States
land office and poatoillce officials.
IL Is reported that parties are about to
lease and work the famous Ivanhoo gold
mine at Grafton, in Sierra county.
There Ii said 10 be n large number Of
counterfeit quarters In circulation In
Las Vegas and nolghborlng towns.
The valuation In San Juan county
shows an increase Of e6s,i0O over last
years. return, or nearly 10 per cent
Largo deposits Of coal have been dis
covered In the Organ mountains and Las
Cruces parties are developing the beds
Alfalfa 10 selling slowly at $3.50 In
Las Cruces. Many farmers refuse 10
soil, Justly feeling confident Of better
price.
Tho output Of orc from fIillsboro
since the arst Of the year has been 49,
ss8 tons, Of which 586 tons were shipped
last week.
Santa Fe Ia always preparing 70 pre-
vent any attempt TO remove the capital
at the next session OF the Territorial leg
islature.
A proclamation issued by Gov. Thorn
ton sets apart Saturday, September 18th
as "New Mexico Day" at the Worlds
Fair at Chicago.
The Atlantic aud Pacific railroad has
given the coal companies Of Gallup re-
ductlon OF &i.OO per ton on coal TO Cali
fornia points. Tho rate as Il now stands
ls $500 per ton.
Tho management Of the pcecs Valley
Fair is moving steadily along with the
preparations for the fall meeting. The
Fair and Alfalfa Palace will, In all
things, bo successful.
The citizens Of Santa Fe have held a
public meeting and passed resolutions
demanding graded high school for
their public schools. The institution
will bo at once established.
Clothing and garrison equlpage 70 the
value OF sb,s024O, have been shipped
from the quartermastor's department Al
Philadelphia aud San Francisco 10 San
IA 10 for the use Of the Territorial mill
.ia.
An important gold discovery has been
made IN Colfax county ON the summit OF
the Taos mountains n couple Of mllei
west Of the western boundary line Of the
Maxwell Land grant Tho vein le oyel
two feet In width
The frame structures Of Eddy are one
by one going up 10 flame, and substan
tlai brick 4 stone structures are takinl
their places. Every burnt frame In ih'
ahro district" 10, sooner or later, succeed
cd by other buildings.
The mall route between Silver titl
aud Fort BayaFd and Central will be dis
continued to-day. Commencing ON Mon
day next the mail for Fort Bayard, Con
trAl, Han0ver and Georgetown will g
over the Silver City and Northern rail
road from Whitewater.
The Santa Fe land Office has been IN
Otructea by the commissioners 70 with
draw from entry the lands embraced |
the private laud claim known a. The In
do Cato grant, Colfax county. This ol
der ties up some six OF seven Of the beI
townships Ia Colfax county.
Voting contests are quite the rage /
: Albuquerque. The Citizen has oi5erc
b two gold watches aud chains 70 the mo
, popular lady school teachers Ia the Re
r rliory while the Timss has upa ttlp
the Wofld'a Fair for tho moil pop9ll
nAd Tailaer ana Nannhfnr nf uahnha