Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1894-08-17
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The postoffice at Isleta pueblo has been
discontinued.
Heavy rains all about us every evening,
but only disappointing little showers
here.-Deming Headlight.
Mr.. G. c. Wray, for several years the
competent chief train dispatcher at
Ration, goes to Las Vegas where he takes
similar position.
The school authorities of Lincoln have
employed Prof. G. W. Ward as principal
and Miss lula Mcdonald as assistant in
the schools of that town for the coming
year.
Dave Doyle who is taking the census
of Ration under the direction of the coun-
ty commissioners has nearly completed
the work. The population will not run
over 1900.
At the meeting last week of the
Woman's club, Mrs. +. l.. Dent read a
very bright and original paper on
Woman Novelists. Her criticisms on the
novels of the day were very apt and COM
decentralization Range.
Hot weather note from Albuquerque:
"Twenty-seven letters, the envelopes
properly addressed and stamped, but
containing no letter and not sealed, we're
dropped in the several city boxes yester-
day. The handwriting is the sane on all
the envelopes"
Indians are said to have been seen in
the Animas valley, Friday, Saturday and
Sunday. Reliable men of the Haggin-
Hearst ranch saw them-seven mounted
Indians with one led horse. These same
Indians were seen, we think, near the
Sapello seven days ago, but they do not
appear to be on mischief bent.-Head-
light.
S. X. Sydes is in receipt of letter from
Jim Johnson, informing him of the kill
ing of William McElhany, alias "Portallis
Bill" at the Baca brothers. ranch, near
Endee, while resisting arrest on the charge
of cattle stealing. The killing occurred
on the 5th inst. and the pursuing party
was composed of John Legg, deputy sher-
if of Chaves county, and r. Chandler and
Cisto Martin, of the Howley cattle com
pany.-Optic.
Cimarron, in Colfax county, was treated
to an old.time shoot-up last Saturday
night. Four cowboys braced their nerves
up to the standard pitch, with the proper
stimulants, and turned loose with their
six.shootes as they rode through the
streets. Several bullets entered the house
of Senior Charete and narrowly missed
some of his children. Two of the men
were taken in on warrants issued by
Justice Strivens, but the two who seemed
to be the leaders, Frank Vance and Louis
Chandler, escaped.
The Mormon colonies at Diaz, Juarez
and Dublan, south of Deming, have had a
wonderfully good season. The serial
crops and fruit products have been the
best since the colonists located, and they
are finding good market for their pro-
duce at fair prices. Last year and this
the acreage of land under cultivation has
been doubled, and the colonists are great
ly encouraged at the outlook.
Mr.. J. Fewson Smith, chief engineer of
the Deming & North Mexican railway, re-
turned Monday night from an extended
trip into Mexico along the line of the
proposed road and found on his return
advices from Mr.. John w. Young and IN
formation from London, which justlfies
him in saying the building of the road
south from here is certainty of the very
near future, and that by the close of this
summer or early in the fall the work of
construction will be resumed and actively
prosecuted. d.--Headlight.
! j. M. Green arrived in the city this
morning, having in charge Mauriso
Chaves and Julian Quintana, charged with
stealing two horses from him. The men
we're turned over to Officer Hubbell. Mr..
Green is from San Miguel county, and
states that on the night of the 9Th of Aug
ust two horses we're stolen from his
ranch. He trailed the horses to Cabezon,
this county, and yesterday found them in
possession of Chaves and Quintana.-Al-
buuueruue Citizen.