Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-06-25
NEW MEXICO NEWS.

Ripe peaches and apricots are now
plenty at Eddy.
The new school building at Hagerman
will be dedicated Sunday.
F. H. Pietz has been appointed county
surveyor for Dona Ana county and will
| remove to Las Cruces about July l.
Deputy United States Marshal Taylor
killed large black bear in the San An
dres mountains, east of Engle, one day
last week.
New Mexico teachers should make it
point to attend the national educational
| convention which assemblies at Denver
on July 5.
| Genial Harry Crawford, the only son of
"Capt. Jack" and Miss Maud Richards,
of Chloride, we're united in marriage in
the Methodist church on Sunday evening
at San Marcial.
| Albuquerque Citizen: Saturday last
about 500 men were paid off at the At
lantic q Pacific shops in this city. The
pay roll amounted to considerably more
than at any other time since the shops
were started.
Jicarilla fever is the last contagion to
strike Roswell. 1t is not dangerous, how
ever, and trip to that fourishing mining
camp convinces the patient that there is
gold to be had for the digging, but it re-
quires digging.-Roswell Record.
Eddy Argus H. W. Hamilton brought
in last week from the San LUIS valley,
Colo, 1876 head of fine Hereford cattle,
five of which are registered bulls. The
cattle were taken to the Tansill farm,
where they will be used for breeding pur-
poses.
The Eddy Current: District Clerk
Curry, who was in town last Friday, states
that he will, if Judge Hamilton permits,
allow the records of the district court for
this county to remain in this county, and
appoint deputy to look after and care
| for them. This will be convenience to
litigants of more than ordinary import.
| Gov. T.. s. Slower, who is summering
at Stonewall mining camp, Magdalena
mountains, writes the Albuquerque Citi-
zen that mining matters are looking
brighter there. Three concentrators are
going up near Kelly. The Graphic COM
pany is erecting one, Col. Eaton another,
and some eastern parties third. The
Stonewall camp can supply any amount
of ore for them.
The Lordsburg Liberal is responsible
for this: There was man in town this
week giving an exhibition, who claims
not to be affected by the poison of
snakes. Certain it is that he let an ugly
looking rattlesnake, with we'll developed
fangs, chew on his flesh Monday night
and Tuesday morning. When he took
the train east he appeared to be in his
usual good health
In saloon row, which occurred about
8 O'Clock last night, Sheriff Charles Hunt
was knocked down by strong right hand
blow delivered by Charles Yondorf. The
blow brought blood, though it inflicted
no serious injury, and the sheriff was not
SO badly hurt as to be unable to 60 north
on official business an hour later.-Albu-
querque Democrat.
Cerrillos Rustler: Mrs. George Pugh,
of Madrid, passed away at her home Tues
day evening at 8 O'Clock, after an illness
of about three weeks, but which at no time
until the very last had been considered
serious. The funeral services were held
Wednesday afternoon, and in the absence
of the regular pastor, we're conducted by
Mr.. Post, also of Madrid. Mrs. Pugh
i leaves husband and five children to
mourn her death.
The White Oaks Eagle: The annual
meeting of the stockholders of the Old
Abe company was held at the office of the
company on Monday, the 18th instant, at
which VIM. Watson, H. B. Ferguson and
j. Y. Hewitt we're unanimously reelected
directors. After this election the new
board organized by the election of John
Y. Hewitt, PRESIDENT; VIM. Watson, vice.
president; Frank j. Sager. secretary and
treasurer, aud M. W. Hoye, superintend-
emit.
Eddy Argus: At a meeting of the di-
rectors of. the Jaffa-Prager company, of
Roswell, total reorganization was
effected, with the following officers: W.
S. Prayer, president; H. N. Jaffa, vice.
president; Nathan Jaffa, secretary and
treasurer. The majority of the stock is
now held by the Roswell members of the
firm, who will continue the management
of the affairs Of the company.
Albuquerque Citizen: From Mr.. June
Hunt, the gentlemanly and accommodate
ing depot master, the Citizen learns that
Christian Pels ended his life with re-
volver at Cripple Creek, Colo. He was
the son of Mr.. Pels, for years manager of
the Maxwell Land company. The young
man led short but gay career at Colo
RADIOS big gold camp.