Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-03-21
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NEW MEXICO NEWS.

Deming, Gallup and Ration boast of
their busy builders.
The Berry divorce case is still on before
Special Examiner Stafford at Aztec.
Grant county's mines are already more
active since the silver price is upward.
B. Q. Musgrave, of Alpine, Texas, has
purchased the st. James hotel at Deming
from R. D. Hall and will take possession
April l.
1t is given out cold up in San Juan
county that: personal abuse or unjust
criticisms will not be tolerated in the
columns of the Index"
large party of Swedish emigrants ar
rived in Eddy, coming directly from
Stockholm, Sweden. They will locate at
Hagerman, that county.
A. M. Swan, charged with embezzle-
ment while postmaster at Gallup, was
acquitted in the United States court at
Albuquerque yesterday.
j. S. Parmerlee, who has the contract
for putting in the telephone line from Sill
yer City to Mogollon, has nearly COM
pltted his labors and will be ready in
| few days to turn the plant over to the
| company.
The Socorro Advertiser presents an ex-
cellent idea for New Mexico towns when it
advocates the establishment of a mining
bureau where a display can be made of
the territorys precious metals.
An Aztec youngster was heard to de-
clare this week that he intended to be
preacher when he grew up. "'Cos I'll
have to 60 to church anyway, an it's n
good deal harder to sit still than to walk
around an holler."-Index.
Cattle are being more and more in de-
mand all the time and the past few years
of adversity is now to be succeeded by
prosperity and prospects are that there
will be an upward tendency in the cattle
market for some time to come. Cattle
buyers are numerous and the demand is
already greater than the supply.
On Tuesday morning. in the street at
Lordsburg, Phil Heflin was shot and
killed by BUD Conner. There has been
bad blood between the parties for some
time over some private matters. Hetlin
was the man mixed up in the recent kill
ing in the San Simon valley. Conner
was arrested.
Fl. G. Boone went up to Carlisle Friday,
and while there negotiated bond on the
Alabama mine to Messrs. Vail and Shock
ley, of Pueblo and Denver. The bond
has eighteen months to run, and pro-
vides for payment Of 100000. Until
the bond is paid the owners receive 25
per cent of the net proceeds of the mine.
Liberal.
AT Las Vegas the Golden Rule clothing
and grocery com panies, l. K. Lewis,
manager, were closed yesterday by the
sheriff on attachment in favor of Myer
Friedman & Bro. and Gross, Blackwell q
Co., and the com mpanies later made gem
eral assignment to W. G.. Hayden. Liza
bihties, $4,000; nominal assets, $4,000.
Major Chalmers, the special agent of
the department of justice, Washington,
D. c., spent this morning at the court
house investigating the books and rec
ords of Clerk Marion. 1t is understood
that the distinguished visitor, after his
Investigations, complimented Clerk Mar
ron on the manner in which the Office was
conducted, finding everything straight
Albuquerque Citizen.
Hon. Stanton S. Brannin has sold his
ranch and range rights on the Sapello to
Mr. G. o. Smith, the consideration being
$4,000. On the 1st of July he will start
with his herd of horses, burros aud All
CORA goats for Montana, and will prob
ably locate near Helena. Mr.. Brannin is
one of the old pioneer landmarks of
Grant county, and through his removal
we will sustain the loss of one of our best
citizens. This will also create vacancy
In the Office of county commissioner from
the I'd district, which must be supplied
through appointment by the governor
Silver City Sentinel.