Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-09-23
NEW MEXICO NEWS.

Hon. G. W. Miles has been appointed
foreman of the grand jury at Las Cruces.
George A. Blinn, of Tres Piedras, this
territory, has been granted letters patent
for an amalgamator and separator.
Fall cattle shipments will commence
this month and Deming will be scene OF
activity in this line from now until the
holidays.
Judge Thos. Smith telegraphs from
Washington that ne will leave that city,
to-day, arriving at Clayton on Tuesday,
at farthest.
There are two or three parties cutting
and stacking gramma on the Joranada
del Muerto at present. They are getting
it in in fine condition and in great guam
tity.-Rincon Weekly.
Father Grom, late priest of the west
side parish, Las Vegas, is now chaplain
to the Sisters of Loretto, up at Fort Lo-
gan, Colo, fine military post, about ten
miles out of Denver.
Peter Feelings, brakeman residing
at San Marcial, suffered the loss of his
right foot and ankle at Rincon last week.
The member was so badly crushed that
amputation was necessary. He is now at
the railroad hospital in Las Vegas.
The extensive repairs to the Santa Fe
track and bridges, east and west of DEM
ing, which we're made necessary by the
washouts this summer, have about been
com pleted, and the contractors are NOV
ing to other sections of the line.
Grapes are being shipped from Las
Cruces at the rate of about ton day
to retail dealers. The Mission grape
seems to be the favorite in the market,
and gooa Mission vineyard pays better
than any other variety. Twenty acres of
bearing vines produce comfortable in
come, even at cent pound for grapes.
The spring of clear cold water which
recently appeared in the middle of Silver
avenue, in front of the St. James hotel, is
attracting great deal of attention, par
ticularly from strangers who have been
led to believe that water is scarce in this
section. This water bubbles up steadily
and is rapidly mussing up the street.
Deming Headlight.
The trial of Cecilio Rodrigues for the
killing of man named Armente at
Tularoso, last Friday, is in progress in
the district court at Las Cruces. Rod
rigues was watchman in store, and it
is alleged that Armente was trying TO
break into the place when Rodrigues shot
him. s. B. Newcomb is prosecuting, and
A. B. Fall defending.
George R. Peck's title in the St. Paul
service is not generapsol1citot, but gen
eral counsel. The general counsel of a
railroad is heavyweight held in reserve
to help out the general solicitor in
tight place. He ranks at the head of the
law department, and runs with Chauncey
Depew, George Gould, Rockefeller ard
that set.-Las Vegas Optic.
Judge Bantz has rendered a decision at
Las Cruces in the case of p. Prudential
vs. G. V. Mead, an action involving the
validity of certain tax titles obtained un-
der sales made by Sheriff Barela. The
Judge decided that titles were not good
because of defects in legal process, the
sheriff having levied on real estate before
exhausting search for personal property.
Mr.. Prudential had purchased, for SIG,
tax title to eighty acres of land and he
made the test on an action of ejectment.
Mr.. Otis, of the Mescalero agency, sent
out from Las Cruces Indian teams with
$4,000 pounds of freight this week, and
has 10000 pounds more at the depot.
The shipment includes saw.mill that
will be set up on the reservation, and the
Apaches will soon begin getting out lum-
Der and building houses for themselves.
Agent Stottler intends to put all the In
dians into houses and burn their tepees
for sanitary reasons.
Capt. G. H. Lambson was in charge of
the u. s. fish commissioners car, No. 2,
which was attached to No. l passenger