Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-07-11
NEW MEXICO NEWS.

Charles Ilfeld Is shearing 10000 sheer
at his pens six miles from Las Vegas.
Myer Friedman g. Bros. and Chas. IL
field, of Las Vegas, shipped seventeen
cars of wool Tuesday.
Gov. W. G. Renfrow, of Oklahoma, ant
party of friends are enjoying vacation
| at the Montezuma hotel, Las Vegas asot
springs.
The Western Union Telegraph com bany
is arranging to put in at Las Vegas a
main battery of 700 cells, for set of re.
peaters on a through line from Denver to
Los Angeles.
Santiago Giddings, of Puerto de Luna,
during the early part of May sheared his
sheep, and cold, damp weather coming
on, had the misfortune to lose about 1000
head, chilled to death.
The Citizen reports that Sheriff Hub
bell will allow the present appointees OF
the office to remain. He has no need OF
a chief deputy as he will Go the work
himself.
Las Vegas Optic: The worst rain and
hail storm of the year is reported to have
occurred yesterday aftern Don in the vicin-
ity of Wagon Mound and Shoemaker.
No 8 was dripping wet when she arrived
to-day.
Albuquerque Democrat II. H. Whee-
lock, of the Simmons Hardware COM
pany, of st. Louis, will be here in few
days to open an Office in this city. He
will establish the headquarters of the
southwest in Albuq uerque.
The New Mexico Medical society be-
gan its fourteenth annual session at Las
Vegas yesterday. Six or eight members
thereof we're unable to attend on account
of sickness, business, railroad washouts,
etc.
Las Vegas Optic: Veeder brothers
we're in consultation to-day with I. H.
Rapp, the architect, deciding on plans
for their new business block on the west
side of the plaza. They expect to have
the work started by August and to make
it the handsomest business block in the
territory.
cattle inspector for the first district, came
down from Watrous yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. Towner reports shipments quite light
so far this month; during the months of
April, May and June $4,000 head were
hauled by the Santa Fe over this divi
sion.
The splendid rains which have been
falling lately; the splendid condition of
the crops generally; the good prices re-
ceived for cattle, and the gradual rise in
the wool markets, all speak volumes for
New Mexico's prosperity. Now, just give
us free silver and put our mines running
at their fullest capacity and we would
have nothing to complain of.-Las Vegas
Examiner.
San Juan Times: The Rev. Jouven-
ceau, of Park View, reached Pennington
Thursday last. The reverend gentleman
was visiting the members Of the church in
this county and went through to La Plata
from here. He informs us that times are
improving around his locality and that
sheep are fetching fair price. On his
way home again Rev. Jouvenceau will at
tend a meeting at Largo on the subject
of the completion of the Catholic church
there.
Railroad talk is to the effect that the
Santa Fe Southern, the Rio Grande South
ern and several branch lines of the D. h
R. G. company will probably be improved
and extended. That the Santa Fe South
ern will be extended this fall as far as
Cerrillos seems probable. The men in
teresting in the D. & R. G. road seem dis
posed to extend their system somewhat
In this territory and 1t Ia a move that
should have been made long ago. A road
into Taos would certainly develop one of
New Mexico's best and largest valleys
and cause heavy influx of population
and capital and a consequent develop.
ment of that sections rich and numerous
resouvces.-Las Vegas Examiner.
"Unless the people of Albuquerque
help out the revenues Of this office to a
greater extent than they are now doing,