Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-03-27
NEW MEXICO NEWS.

Jose Gonzales, an old resident of Las
Vegas, has been granted pension by
Uncle Sam. The sum total he will re-
ceive next Saturday will be 1927.
CLERK William McRae has received
lettor from Attorney Crist stating that
Judge N. B. Laughlin will be in Aztec on
April 25 to hold court and will clean up
the docket
There were nine six trees set out in
the Masonic cemetery at Las Vegas on
Monday. Money for the purpose was
raised about town by Mrs. Charles 1lfeld
and Miss May Wiegand.
Samuel Roe, of Washington, D. G., who
has been in Pennington engaged in look
ing up evidence of whisky selling to the
Indians, passed through Aztec Wednesday
on the stage for Durango.
A. E. Dustin, in retiring from the Office
Of sheriff of San Juan county, which he
has so gracefully filed during the past
two years, takes with him the best wishes
of all the residents of the county.-San
Juan Times.
The lady bicycle riders of Albuquerque
are about to organize club. There are
some very graceful and successful riders,
says the Citizen, among them being Mrs.
Fred Lewis, Miss Alta Frey, Miss Bell,
Miss Fox and Miss Tyler.
Doctor ]. P. Dargitz and wife and
children spent several days during the
past weeks in the Pecos Valley. Doctor
Dargitz has been practicing in Waukesha,
Wisconsin, aud contemplates removing
to our valley and opening a sanitarium.
Eddy Argus.
G. W. Haynes does not intend to DO
dependent upon dam for irrigation. He
has purchased force pump and fifteen
power gasoline engine and will still be
able to irrigate his farm even if his dam
in the Pecos should wash out.
Extract from the grand jury's report at
Albuq uerque: Gas far as tho treasurer's
office is concerned, the committee beg
leave to state that the sum of $9,911 ie
due to the county from the defunct Albu'
querque National bank, and request the
county commissioners to look into the
matter"
We have reliable information that q
first class milling company will put ur
and operate Touring mill at this place
if our farmers will put in an acreage Of
wheat that will justify them in building
the mill. Our farmers have. heretofore
had no encouragement to plant wheat
and they should take united action ir
this matter. No agricultural country car
claim success unless it raises its owr
bread.-Eddy Argus.
A petition is being circulated in Sar
Juan county and signed by every one
asking for mail route from Aztec
N. NJ, through Harrington to Gallup
The people of San Juan, owing to the
isolated location of the county, are prac
tically shut off from the rest of New
Mexico, hence mail, passenger ant
freight line to Gallup, there connecting
with the A. Il P. railroad, would put then
in touch with all portions of the terri
tory and the outside world.
The Democrats of Albuquerque hav'
nominated the following city ticket: Fo
mayor, DR.. John F. Pierce; treasurer
Frank Mckee; clerk, n. Scott Knight
For aldermen: 1st ward-J. W. Schofield
2nd ward-Jas. F. Bell; 3rd ward-Andrev
Smith; 4th ward-Alfred Grunsfeld. Fo
school directors: LIST ward-J. 9. Mar
shall; End ward-W. Moore Clayton; 3rt
| ward--Dr. G. s. Easterday; 4th ward
, Geo. F. Albright.
The story is told of certain younl
fellow in Las Vegas that he waited on
number of his friends and solicited con
tributions to fund, the purpose o
, which was to present him testimonial il
the form of "wheel." number con
tributed various sums, and still the younl
man walks. The reason is that he pu
his money on roulette wheel, and didn'
get the wheel either!
The people of Las Vegas seem to b
waking up to the importance Of doinl
something for the advancement OF thsi
town. A citizens committee is organized
and in good working order. At meet
ing on Monday night two important com
mittees, made up of some of the leading
business and professional men, were ap
pointed; one to look into the matter o
. securing railroad from the east and tn
other on mining.
The alleged Albuquerque ghost whict
has been given so much notoriety by TIL
Citizen, will vex and brighten the peopl,
of that town no more, as it, or she, wa
. captured last night by Deputy Sheriff
Hubbell. The ghost proved to be Mar!
Judd, an old colored woman, who il
thought to be demented, as she has besr
in the habit of prowling around the bacl
streets with shawl raised over her head
so as to give her the appearance of ,
person of immense stature.
Mitchell Bros, merchants, of Blossbure
| and Ration, closed their stores on Friday
last, having been attached by the Forbe,
Mercantile company, of Trinidad, ant
the First National bank, Of Ration. TIL,
; formers claim is $s,400 and that of thu
bank $1,4nO. 1t is understood that til,
total amount of Indebtedness of the firm
is between $4,000 and $4,000. The as
sets will more than cover the liabilities
The firm had been in business at Bloss
burg and Ration for fourteen years and 81
, the members were handwriting, honor
able and energetic young men, mucl
sympathy is felt for them.
fOr sale.
Any part of the harness, buggies, car
; riaoes and horses of the Lowitzki liver,
/. stable at very low prices.