Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-07-17
NEW MEXICO NEWS.

Lincoln county script is worth 100 cents
on the dollar.
Judge W. Fl. Whitman, of Albuquerque
is visiting his daughter in Leadville.
The Santa Fe depot at Silver City was
burned on Monday night. The records
were saved.
The telephone line between Las Vegas
and Las Vegas hot springs will soon be
completed.
Roman A. Baca, son of Capt. Saturnino o
Baca, died at the family residence in Lin
coin Tuesday July 2, 1895.
Lincoln is sixty-five miles from rail-
road, but her people are mono the less
happy and content for that
Carleton j. Ennis and wife, of Albu-
querque, have gone to Washington to
visit with Mr.. ard Mrs. W. W. Hlte.
The output of the Hillsboro gold
mines last week was $50 tons, making a
total output since January l of l4,145
tons.
Harry Crawford, worthy young rail-
road man and son of the poet scout, now
holds down freight train between San
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Workmen engaged in digging a cellar
for Sheriff Sena at Lincoln unearthed
the skeletons of grown person and a
child Thursday afternoon.
Lincoln News: The cattle and sheep
men of this section of our beautiful terri
tory are in better spirits than they have
been in for years. The range is fine and
stock fat and flourishing.
Butter is very scarce commodity in
Lincoln.-Lincoln News. This rather is On
anomalous bit of information coming
from county in which cattle raising is
leading industry.
The trustees of Cerrillos have granted
the new smelter company there the privi-
lege of constructing and carrying on
their works without the payment of taxes
for term of ten years.
Marshal Clay, of Las Vegas, has already
taken the census of ninety bicycles in his
jurisdiction, and says there are twenty
five more. The license thereon will swell
the Meadow City road fund $115.
Invitations to the Isaacs-Lewis mar
riage, at the Montezuma hotel, have been
sent to fully 1000 relatives and friends.
From all accounts the marriage will be
the most elegant affair of the kind ever
known in Las Vegas.
Lincoln News: 1t may not be general
ly known, but is fact, nevertheless, that
the champion lasso thrower of New Mex
leo resides in Lincoln. He is man now
passed middle age, but he is willing to
test the skill of any cowboy in the terri
tory.
Harry Faber, the collector of poll tax,
instituted five suits in justice court this
citizens who have refused to pay. They
are all property owners ard the suits
will settle all disputes about the author
ity to collect poll tax.--Albuquerqu
Citizen.
If there is a prettier valley in all this
broad land than this in which Lincoln is
situated we have never seen it. The ar
tist does not live, no matter how fertile
his Imagination, who could paint a pret.
tier picture that our little town presents,
nesting midway between two gloriously
beautiful mountain ranges.--Lincoln
News.
Las Vegas Optic: Archbishop Chapelle
arrived at 2:30 p. M, from a confirma.
tion tour through the parishes Of Cha par.
ito and Anton Chico. He delivered very
fine sermon, addressed to the Society oi
Mt. Carmel, at p. m, at the west side
church. To-day, as stated elsewhere In
the Optic, is the feast Of Mt. Carmel, and
the archbishop made the arduous journey
to be present on the occasion.
Hillsboro Advocate: It ia understood
that the water expert left here by DR.
Proctor's party OF California placer men
to investigate the water supply of the
Animas with view to ascertaining
whether it is Of sufficient quantity to
supply and maintain hydraulic works
to furnish water to wash the rich dirt oi
! the Hillsboro gold placers, has rendered