Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-07-29
NEW MEXICO NEWS.

The ball game between the Roswell and
Eddy teams resulted in victory for the
former by score of 23 to s..
The cattlemen of Socorro county are
elated over the prospect of abundant
grass since the late heavy rains.
The employees of the Atchison, Topeka
& Santa Fe have organized hose COM
pany at Las Cruces with f.. L. Shannon
as chief.
Remarks the Roswell Aacsrd: We
have had 1922 inches of rain so far this
month. Not bad state of drought for a
dry country.
Copious rains have fallen all over New
Mexico and good grass Is assured ii not
another drop Of rain falls between now
and the 1st of January.
Observes the Socorro Advertiser: The
Albuquerque "Healer" ia doing no harm,
and no over. ofiicious officer of the law
should interfere with him.
1t is rumored that w. R. Jones, of
Coolidge, N. NJ, tried to draw pistol on
one of the l.. G. cowboys, and was shot
three times, dying instantly.
Cattle in New Mexico must necessarily
be in first-class condition for the market
this fall as the plains are RS meadows, in
short, the territory generally, is verl-
table pasture.
d. l.. Baker, a brakeman on the Den
yer, Texas & Gulf, fell between two box
cars, near Manltou junction, about IL
O'Clock Tuesday morning, and was fright
fully and fatally mangled.
Marshal Clay arrested the first bicycler
last night for riding on the sidewalks
The young man pleaded ignorance of the
ordinance, but had to pay the fine, all The
same.-Las Vegas Optic.
The fact that plenty of artesian water
has been struck at Hagerman demon
strates the fact that artesian water can
be secured anywhere in the valley be-
tween Roswell and Mcmillan.
Sixty-five persons, including many OF
the most prominent business men, were
converted at Pecos by Abe Mulkey in
last weeks meetings. Fifty-one new
members we're added to the churches.
Ed. Bates, who has been working for
the v. V. ranch, neur Roswell, was thrown
and badly hurt Monday, by his horse
stepping in prairie dog hole. He was
unconscious for nearly two days, but is
getting better now.
An inch of rain fell Monday night, an
inch and three uarters Wednesday after
noon and night, and, as the ground was
wet from Sunday nights rain, the streets
highways and byways have been some
whst too soft for bicycling this week.
Roswell Register.
Remarks the Citizen: The new post
Office, fixtures and everything else con
nected with Uncle Sans handsome letter
shop, including Major L. A. Grunsfeld, the
postmaster, is a credit to Albuquerque
in fact to city with more than three
times the population.
The people Of Socorro are becoming
impatient. After expending more thar
$4,000 on work that should have cost nc
more than $4,000, again portion of thu
city is under water because of the condi
tion Of the dam at the point of the noun
tain.
Frank Selman has in his possession {
very rare German coin. It was coined
in 1898, making it 202 years old. In size
it ia trifle smaller than our silver dollal
and is remarkably we'll preserved. Or
one side the motto reads, "Quo fas e.
gloriaducunt." On the other, "Dux Br. q
Lun. Georj With. d. g." Frank has re
fused $50 for it on several occaslons.-Rit
Grande Republican.
Tho new and spacious hall built by A
B. Ely has been leased for term Of year
by the Knights of Pythias, and, as soon a
the building is completed, they will va
cate the Leyser building and take up the
quarters in Ely's hall.-Las Cruces Re
publican.
The answer of the New Mexico board o
health in the DR.. Gentry case has beel
filed at the court clerks Office. II is
voluminous document and concludes will
a denial Of having refused, finally, to gran
the physician certificate to practice
medicine, but that the board intendet
having meeting on the 10th, at whicl