Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-02-13
THE NEWS ROUNDUP.
Matters of Territorial Interest Care.
fully Condensed from New Mex
leo Exchanges.

The military authorities at Fort Stan
ton are considerably worked up on ac-
count of the arrest by the sheriff of Lin
coin county of first sergeant and four
of his men charged with cattle stealing
It appears that one of the soldiers gave
his companions away in order to secure
the reward of $500 offered by the Lin
coin County Cattle association. After a
preliminary hearing the informer and
the sergeant we're released on bonds and
the three soldiers were committed to jail
to await their trial next month. The
soldiers claim that the sergeant ordered
them to kill the beef and take it to the
company kitchen, while the latter claims
he was simply training corps of for
ayers who would learn, in times of peace
how to supply the camp with fresh meat
in times of warfare.
section war seems to have broken out
in Lincoln county, judging from letter
from Weed in that county, and published
in the Pecos Valley Independent of the
Sth. 1t seems that three youngsters rode
into the town few days ago, and "after
taking few drinks of Jones' best bust
head" at once proceeded to shoot up the
town in the most approved frontier style.
The three young men, Arch Sanders, Ben
and William Miller, were subsequently
arrested, and will no doubt soon have an
opportunity to interview Judge Freeman
or his successor on the subject. It is
high time that stop to such escapades
should be made.
Probate Judge j.. j. Herrera, of San
Miguel county, corrects statements in the
Albuquerque Citizen by writing: "Thank-
ing you for the compliment of styling me
with the distinction of being leader of
several secret organizations in San Mi
guel county allow me to tell you that
your information is wrong, for it is false
that am leader, as it is fact that do
not belong to any organization. On the
contrary, my failure has been that op-
pose them all, and have been loud in talk
ing about exposing rascality."
The number of hogs raised in this coun-
try last year was larger than it has ever
been before, and it has been found to be
profitable business. Pork sells steadily
in the markets here at from z to ~
cents pound and the supply has never
been anything like equal to the demand
until this season. The advantage in
raising hogs over cattle is that it requires
but n few months to mature them for
market. They thrive on alfalfa and re-
quire corn for only short time before
they are ready for Market City
Enterprise.
A tract of land adjoining the town of
Pennington has been purchased by syn
dictate Of gentlemen in Durango and laid
off into five acre tracts which will be sold
to parties wishing small fruit farms. The
amount of the purchase is eigty acres and
will bear the name of South Pennington.
Several of,the lots have been sold to par
ties in Durango who contemplate moving
to that thriving valley town.-San Juan
Times.
Samuel Harsh, one of the we'll known
cattlemen of this county, has leased his
ranches and stock for the term of five
years to Perry Culbertson. Mr.. Culbert-
son is promising young man from Ash
land, Ohio, who came to this country last
September and has, since that time, been
employed on the ranches.-Silver City
Enterprise.
j. B. Brandon, Charles Brandon and Y
Sepperon are opening up a valuable gold
mine at Bald mountain, in Grant county.
Assays Of the ore gives nineteen ounces
in gold and about $3.50 in silver to the
ton, they say. "Bone" Brandon left
Hillsboro for his bonanza last Monday
morning.-Sierra County Advocate.
Oscar Roberts, the we'll known and
popular cattleman, recently Democratic
candidate for sheriff of Grant county, has
Egone to California, having disposed of
his interests in this section to the Haggin-
Hearst company. He will locate on the
coast.
Colonel j. F. Bennett one of the best
known and most highly respected citizens
of New Mexico, has sold out his property
at Las Cruces, and will remove with his
family to chihuahua Mexico, where he
will reside in future.
John Edgar, an old veteran of the Mex
ican war, died last week at Gallup. He
was 81 years of age and was formerly
sheriff Of Pecos county, Texas.