Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-05-21
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The BAPTIST aocis., at Eddy has a fund
of 800 on hand and will soon build a
5000 parsonage.
Chief Justice Smith has ordered num-
Der of improvements to be made in the
Colfax county court house.
The publication of the Springer Stock
man will be continued under the exclu-
sive management of Mr.. j. f. Hutchison.
Don Lorenzo Lopez has eight or ten
men constantly employed developing
some prospect holes out on the Conchas.
The Methodists, the Episcopalians and
the Baptists gave social entertainments
at Eddy last week, each of which netted
$40.
W. L. Reed caught about fifty perch and
two black bass with hook and line in the
Pecos one afternoon last week, short
distance below Eddy lake.
The Roswell Record says that Chaves
county presents an inviting opening for
some one wishing extensively to engage
in the poultry business.
Very few shipments of cattle from
Mexico have been received Of late, but
the Santa Fe expects some $500 carloads
within the next two months.
Capt. l.. G. Fort, ex district attorney
! for San Miguel county, is assisting Dis
trict Attorney Mccormick in prosecut-
ing territorial cases at Springer.
Ex-Sec. Geo. W. Lane has cold his in
surance business at Eddy to McLenathan
d Tracy and is now engaged in abstract
work for the legal department Of the irri-
CATION company.
James Kibbee reports that the Pecos
apple orchard Of 500 acres at South
Spring is looking well. Naturally the
trees planted where alfalfa stood are
starting off best.
Eddy Argus: W. L. Thayer, of Seven
Rivers, was in town this week with money
enough to throw at birds. He had sold
bunch of range cattle at $40, $l2 and SIG
per head. Last year there was no sale at
any price.
Socorro Chieftain: A. d. Coon has
force Of hands taking off from one-half
to two-thirds of the peaches and apples
that have set, in his orchard. He has to
do this, otherwise the fruit would ruin
his trees.
Cerrillos Rustler: A. Staab, one of the
most successful business men in New
Mexico, has shown his continued faith
in the future of Cerrilos, where he al
ready has large holdings, by purchasing
the W. w. Miller saloon property.
The Optic understands that the post
office department, after about fifteen
years, has concluded to reimburse Sera-
pio Romero, now of Wagon Mound, for
$1,1S0, which he lost while postmaster of
Las Vegas in attending to duty assigned
him by the government.
San Juan Times: Gallup is rapidly
building up. New store buildings. num-
Der of residences, an Episcopal church
and modern school house attest the
spirit of its citizens. Our fruit and gem
eral trade will be immensely benefited by
a line of road to connect us with this
town, toward the consummation of which
our utmost efforts and energies must be
directed.
Cerrillos Rustler: The San Pedro
Milling Il Prospecting company, with
headquarters at Akron, Ohio, is meeting
with good success in the sale of its stock,
and the manager, Mr.. j. G. Giffney, is ex-
pected here within a short time to work
the properties. Mr.. viii j. Corey, the
secretary and treasurer, is also expected
here in August.
Messrs. Stump and Barnes now have
fifty hogs at their newly bought Malaga
farm. Some of these were purchased
from Croftonhil farm. Fifty more sows
will be shipped from an Illinois farm
later. The owners expect to send two
car loads of fat hogs to market next
I
they will grow five acres of sugar beets
this season for hog feed, and to assist in
proving to the sugar maker who is look
ing to the valley, as a site for factory,
its adaptability.- Argus.