Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-08-10
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NEW MEXICO NEWS.
Fresh Notes on Many Topics Gathered
from Territorial Exchanges.

A M. Il. church revival ia in full swing
at Gallup.
The Blossburg base ball club will 90 to
Trinidad to play Sunday.
The Postal Cable Telegraph company
has opened l.r .aco at Ration.
At Springer old-timers say that the
grass on the range is better than they
have seen for fifteen years.
T. j. Towner, cattle inspector for the
first district, says he has inspected over
$4,000 head for the first six months of
this year.
Mr.. Joseph Boone, of Deming, is out
with card announcing himself as
candidate for the Office of county school
superintendent.
In the list of dividend paying mines
mentioned in the Denver Mining Industry
is the Illinois and Silver Mining company
OF southern New Mexico.
Corporal G. A. johnson of company
b and Corporal McFadden of company D,
l0th U. 5. Infantry stationed here, re-
celved their discharges this week.-Raton
Range.
A new gold camp is being opened in
the San Mateo mountains, north of Rose
dale about twelve miles, twenty-five
miles south of Magdalena and about
thirty-five miles west of San Marcial.
The parish of Springer is to be divided,
the present pastor of Springer, Rev. G.
Haelterman, going to Union county, Ar
royo de los utas to form a new parish.
In his place has been named, Rev. Joseph
Gourcy' present pastor of TERRA
Amarillo.
The fat mans base ball match at DEM
ing between the home team and Silver
City nine resulted ! to "a in favor of
Deming. The average weight of the
players was 1885, pounds, the two teams
weighing 1870 pounds.
The G. O. s. Cattle company shipped
eleven car loads Of steers from here on
Friday. A few head of other brands were
included i'll the shipment. The cattle are
going on to grass in Wabaunsee county,
Kas.-Silver City Sentinel.
Mrs. Mary Hughes, of Deming, pre-
sented the Headlight scribe Sunday with
a sample of Deming raised peaches,
weighing fraction over one pound and
ten and three-q quarters inches
in circumference. The fruit was grown
on her place in Deming.
The ~ year old daughter of Section
Foreman Keith at Mutt made brave at
tempt to rope steer on Monday. She
succeeded, hut unfortunately the rope
twisted around her arm, the steer made a
sudden dart to one side and the child's
arm was broken.
Land Commissioner Harry Whigham
and John Roup, accompanied by eight
land buyers from Kansas, passed through
Ration Tuesday for the Vermejo country,
to look over the Maxwell grant lands in
that section. 1t is expected the Kansas
gentlemen will buy farms and become
citizens of Colfax county, N. M.-Raton
Range.
The biggest flood that has been known
to go down Bear creek took place last
week. stream twelve feet deep rushed
down, and did much damage. Henry
Creamer's house with everything in it
was washed away. James Dickerson had
over half his flock of goats swept away.
And many other goats and cattle were
lrowned.-Silver City Sentinel.
Tom Woods, who killed William Grud-
,eons on the upper Gila on the 8th of
asst October, came in here on Thursday
md surrendered to the authorities. He
eft for Socorro the following morning to
nave his preliminary trial. The result is
lot known here yet. He took with him
'ery favorable, strong statement of him
self which has been signed by many of
our leading citizens.-Silver City SEN
incl.
At about 8 p. m. Saturday the bridge
across the Delaware was again rendered
Useless for the time by four bents being
washed out, but the stringers, ties ard
ron remained. Nearly 1000 feet of track
vas washed away near Arno but it was
oraced up 80 trains crossed Saturday and
bridge this side of Arno
was also badly damaged but it was made
passable by blocking up. Mail for two
lays was brought in Saturday night at
o'clock and another mail arrived yester-
lay at 2 p. m.-Eddy Current.
Lordsburg Liberal "There was kill
ng between Clifton and the Metcalf mine
asst week, of which there is only a meapsr
account. 1t seems that there has been
oad blood between Mase Slaughter and
Capt. Smith, two cowmen. Slaughter and
lis wife were driving along when they
net Smith and his sister. Slaughter
pulled his gun out and told Smith he had
got him. Smith pulled his gun and both
ired. Slaughter was killed and Smith
vas not hurt"