Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-12-16
NEW MEXICO NEWS.

A WOODEN mill would be better than
gold mine for Las Vegas, suggests the
Optic.
J,F. Matheson recently shipped $500
pounds of mohair to New York.-Eddy
Argus.
Ell. Post Il Co., of Albuquerque, deny
the Optics story that they contemplate
buying property at Las Vegas.
There is more snow in the Sandia
mountains than there has been in any
other December for many years past.
David Harris Armstrong, aged Is
years, II months and 8 days, expired In
San Marcial on Deceaabsr aat Q 20 q. Id.
after short illness of urinative char
acter.
The business men of San Marclal have
literally subscribed to the, fund Tor de-
fraying the expenses of a program OF
holiday races and other sports at San
Marcial.
Presiding Elder G. G. Ellington and
Rev. 7. r. Sessions have, during the past
few days, raised by subscriptions and
donations $2,4OOO0 toward liquidatlng
the debt on the M. E. church, south
Eddy Current.
W. s. Hopewell, in speaking of the
Hillsboro mines said: ALI is progressing
finely. We are not enjoying any Cripple
Greek boom, but new men are constantly
being put on and the ore output of the
camp is increasing daily.
W. G. Hamilton spent several days in
town this week in company with num-
Der Of Iowa men who are looking at the
valley with the intention of buying land
and engaging in farming and fruit rails
ing. They are all we'll pleased with the
valley and will locate-Eddy Current
Much fruit will be planted during the
coming months. There is stronger in
clination than ever among farmers to.
ward diversified farming. Many who
have confined their efforts to grain in the
past will experiment with fruit, beets
poultry and stock in the ns1t few years
Eddy Argus.
In our inside pages We publish couple
of paragraphs from two territorla
pape rs, relative to the family affair of oul
former citizen, Capt. John P. Hyland
alias O'Connor. For the information Of
these journals, the Advocate will say tha
Mrs. Hyland and family, formerly o.
Kingston, are now residents of Ell Paso
Texas.-Hillsboro Advocate.
J.F. Rarey, manager of Bolles farm
has recently erected building of larg'
proportion, for the accommodation o
the hogs of the place, says the Edd!
Argus. 1t is structure 200 feet long b,
thirty two feet wide. Pens are on eithe
side, with driveway between. The build
ing is provided with an upper floor
which is used for breeding purposes. l
is quite mammoth pig pen and is indi
cative of rapid increase.
At meething Of the Silver City Lodg'
No. 12, Knights of Pythias, held Tuesda.
evening, the following officers were elect
ed for the ensuing year: G. O., j. J. Sherl
dan; v. G., e. M. Young; prelate, Chas. q
Bell; M. of F., John M. Wiley; M. of E. s.
q. McAninch; K. of r. and S., W. A. Cass
man; M. of W., j. E. White; M. at A., D
Neff. Representative to grand lodge,
j. Wright; alternate, John j. Bell; trus
tees, A. D. Ross and F. j. Wright.
The Littlefield Cattle company las
week contracted with the railroad com
pany for the shipment of about 2,50'
head of cattle, from Roswell to kansa
City and St. Louis. It will require some
thing like seventy-five cars to move tn
stock, making six train loads. This i
the first large shipment of cattle made b.
the railway company, the herds hereto
fore having been driven across the plain
to Amarillo, or to some point on the San
ta Fe.
After hearing number of witnesses i
the case of VIM. Davenport, charged wit
the murder OF Sig Weisl at Carlisle, Judg
Bantz placed the accused under bond
the sum of $4,000. The bond will b
furnished to-day or tomorrow and Da1
enport will be released. Judge Bant
listened to the reading OF all the test
mony taken at the preliminary examint
ton, and from his action IN allowing ba
it is evident he did not think the evidenc