Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-09-20

The recent term of the United States
court placed about $4,000 in circulation
at Silver City.
If certain railroad deals are consummet-
ed within the next six months, Deming
will experince phenomenal growth.
As result of the recent session of the
U. s. SQUIRT in Silver City sixteen marriage
licenses were recorded last week in the
Office of the probate clerk.
Las Cruces Correspondence: Ben Will
Jams, who was shot last week, is still laid
up in bed, but is resting we'll and does
not suffer much. Joe Morgan's wound is
not serious.
James Lampkins has filed an action in
trover against the cattle sanitary board
and each individual member of the same
for the recovery of forty-sevsn head of
cattle.--Las Vegas Examiner.
The first part of the week our wool
dealers shipped $4,000 pounds of wool
to mills in Old Mexico, there to be manu-
featured into goods. Why wouldn't a
wooden mill pay heref-Las Vegas Stock
Grower.
s. A. Alexander came in from the
White Signal district. He reports having
struck very rich body of ore in the
Elnora mine at depth of twenty feet
Aleck says its the biggest strike in many
day.-Silver City Eagle.
The work train crew is busily engaged
in erecting flag staff near the depot
from which will waive the emblem of our
nation, the stars and stripes, at height
of IT'S feet from the surface of the
ground.-Eddy Independent.
The Royal Arch Masons of the territory
are contemplating the formation of a
grand chapter, for New Mexico, and a
meeting of representatives of the different
chapters has been called to meet at Albu-
querque, October Z, to take the prelimin-
ary steps.
Brigham Young, one of the twelve
apostles of the Mormon church; Mrs
Young, Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Foster, Mrs
Allen, Miss Oliphant and DR.. A. Rosenthal
were guests at the residence of Mr.. and
Mrs. V. R. N. Greaves last Tuesday.-San
Juan Times.
The Navajoes are trading off their
ponies for cattle in southern Arizona and
Mexico. This seems to be the best move
the Indians have made yet. Their i'm
mense herds of ponies have always been
curse to them and the present course is
one that will tend to remove useless and
destructive agent from their pastures and
give them an excellent means of profit
and livelihood.--San Juan Times.
For an example of diversified farming
the ranch of Walter Stevens at Fruitland
may we'll be noticed. This is one of the
finest ranches in the county and carries
nearly every product grown in the soil
The extensive corn fields are really ex-
ceptional in healthful color and growth
The peach orchard holds full crop and
there is a general neatness and thrift
about the place that could we'll be imi.
tated.-Santa Juan Times.
District Attorney Harlee returned Sat.
urday from Sierra county and Socorro
where he had gone on business connected
with a big tax suit which he has Just
filed in the district court against the
owners of the Armendaris grant, in Sierra
county. The amount claimed to be due
is over $4,000 and would be of assistance
to the taxpayers of Sierra county. Dis
trlct Attorney Harlee is proving him
self most capable official, and the news
papers at Hillsboro, San Marcial and So
zorro have been full of his praise during
the last week.--Silver City Eagle.
At a meeting of the fire department
held Wednesday evening Chief Sicily
rendered his resignation as chief, on &C.
count of ill health or rather fear of over.
exertion from the laborious work neces
sary at fire. The resignation was &C.
cepted, but not without regret from
every member of the department.-Silvel
City Eagle.
The degree of the Mystic Shrine, one
of the highest side degrees of Masonry
was conferred last evening, at Albuquer
que on nine candidates. Among them
were Engineers Joe Hodgson, Syphres
John Hughes, of Ration; Gherhart, of Sar
Marcial; and Ohameron, of Arizona.